Pukehou

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| name = Pukehou

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| other_name = Pukehouhou

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| image_skyline = File:Christ Church, Pukehou, New Zealand.jpg

| image_alt = Photograph of Christ Church

| image_caption = Christ Church, the oldest church in Hawke's Bay

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| coordinates = {{coord|39|50|S|176|38|E}}

| pushpin_map = New Zealand North Island

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = New Zealand

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Hawke's Bay

| subdivision_type2 = Territorial authority

| subdivision_name2 = Central Hawke's Bay District

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Pukehou is a farming locality in southern Hawke's Bay, in the eastern North Island of New Zealand.

Pukehou is located on State Highway 2, about halfway between Hastings and Waipukurau. The locality's name (originally Pukehouhou) is Māori, and means "Hill of houhou", the 'houhou' or 'Puahou' being a small native flowering tree, Pseudopanax arboreus or Five Finger (Māori: 'Puahou' or 'Whauwhaupaku').

Christ Church, the oldest church in Hawke's Bay and the Waiapu Diocese, was built by Samuel Williams in 1859. It was constructed of local timber with roofing of hand split totara shingles and measured 40 feet by 20 feet. It was extended in both 1881 and 1893, work in the latter date including the north and south transept and chancel. It church was repaired in 1959 with the roof being repiled, repainted and reshingled, and was repainted in 1993.{{NZHPT|1036|Christ Church (Anglican)|16 June 2012}}

The church has two significant stained glass windows. The east window was designed by John Bonnor while Karl Parsons designed the north one. The church is registered as a Category I heritage building by Heritage New Zealand.

Marae

Pukehou Marae and Keke Haunga meeting house is a meeting place of Ngāti Kekehaunga, Ngāti Pukututu and Ngāti Whatuiāpiti, of Ngāti Kahungunu.{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri}}{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}

In October 2020, the Government committed $6,020,910 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade a group of 18 marae, including Pukehou Marae. The funding was expected to create 39 jobs.{{cite web |title=Marae Announcements |url=https://www.growregions.govt.nz/assets/funding-announcements/marae-announcements.xlsx |website=growregions.govt.nz |publisher=Provincial Growth Fund |format=Excel |date=9 October 2020}}

Education

Pukehou School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.{{cite web |title=Official School Website |url=http://www.pukehou.school.nz |website=pukehou.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=2652 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} It is a decile 5 school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2652|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=2652 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}

Te Aute College is a Year 9–15 boys' single-sex, state integrated secondary school.{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=232 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} It is a decile 3 school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|232|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=232 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}

Railway station

Pukehou had a flag station on the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line. It opened on Monday 28 August 1876, when the railway was extended from Te Aute to Waipawa{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Station Archive|url=http://railheritage.org.nz/assets/Station_Archive_4web.xls|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 August 2020|website=NZR Rolling Stock Lists|language=en}} as part of the Paki Paki to Waipukurau contract, which international contractors, Brogdens, were building.{{Cite web|date=1 Jan 1874|title=HAWKE'S BAY TIMES|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBT18740101.2.11.1|access-date=2021-07-20|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}} By 1883 there were 3 trains a day in each direction,{{Cite web|date=9 January 1883|title=DAILY TELEGRAPH|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18830109.2.2.2|access-date=17 July 2021|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}} serving a shelter shed, platform and a short siding. Stockyards were added in 1889 and, in 1912, an automatic tablet exchanger. On 8 December 1912 the name was changed to Te Aute, but Pukehou reverted to its original name on 14 September 1913. The station closed to all traffic on 31 January 1966.{{Cite web|last=Scoble|first=Juliet|date=2010|title=Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations|url=http://railheritage.org.nz/assets/Dates_and_names.pdf|website=Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand}}

On Sunday 12 November 1995 the Wellington to Napier Bay Express derailed at Pukehou, due to taking a {{Convert|50|kph|abbr=on}} curve at {{Convert|89|kph|abbr=on}}. One person died the following day.{{Cite web|title=No. 95-117 Train 600 Pukehou|url=https://www.taic.org.nz/sites/default/files/inquiry/documents/95-117.pdf|website=Transport Accident Investigation Commission}}

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{{Rail line|previous=Ōtāne
Line open, station closed
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Line open, station closed
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|route=Palmerston North–Gisborne Line|col={{BR(E) colour}}}}

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