# Pipiriki

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Locality on Whanganui River

Taken in the early 20th century, this shows Pipiriki House, accommodation for the popular tourist excursion by riverboat from Whanganui.

Pipiriki today

**Pipiriki** is a settlement in New Zealand, on the east bank of the [Whanganui River](/source/Whanganui_River), due west of the town of [Raetihi](/source/Raetihi) and 79 kilometres (49 mi) upriver from [Whanganui](/source/Whanganui); it was originally on the opposite bank.[1] It is the location of the Paraweka Marae of the hapū Ngāti Kurawhatia of the iwi [e Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi.[2]

In the 1840s Pipiriki was a large stockaded settlement, the second largest on the Whanganui River, consisting of eight pā with a total population of 250–300.[3] Wheat was a major crop from 1848 onward, and the water-powered Kaukore flour mill was built in 1854.[1] In 1865 three [redoubts](/source/Redoubt) across the river were besieged for several weeks by [Pai Mārire](/source/Pai_M%C4%81rire) warriors.[1]

Pipiriki was an important part of the riverboat trade in the 1890s–1920s, marking a major stop for paddle steamers making the 11-hour journey from Whanganui.[4]

There are four [marae](/source/Marae) in the Pipiriki area affiliated with local [iwi](/source/Iwi) and [hapū](/source/Hap%C5%AB):

- Kirikiriroa Marae and Kirikiriroa meeting house are affiliated with the Ngāti Hāua hapū of Ngāti Ruru.

- Paraweka Marae and Pire Kiore meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Kurawhatia.

- Te Poti Marae and Te Koanga Rehua meeting house and affiliated with Ngāti Tūhoro.

- Tawhata Marae and Te Hinau meeting house are affiliated with Ngāti Rangitengaue, Ngāti Tū, and the Ngāti Hāua hapū of Ngāti Rangitengaue and Ngāti Tū.[5][6]

All are considered part of the [Whanganui Māori](/source/Whanganui_M%C4%81ori).

## Notable people

- [Andy Anderson](/source/Andrew_Anderson_(riverboat_skipper)), riverboat skipper

- [Hōri Pukehika](/source/H%C5%8Dri_Pukehika), tribal leader and carver, was born at Pipiriki in 1851

- [Rumatiki Ruth Wright](/source/Rumatiki_Ruth_Wright), Māori welfare officer and community leader

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TeAra_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TeAra_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-TeAra_1-2) Beaglehole, Diana (20 March 2014). ["Whanganui places: River Settlements"](https://www.teara.govt.nz/en/whanganui-places/page-6). *Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand*. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Paraweka"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151118203940/http://www.maorimaps.com/main-map#url=/full_marae/paraweka). *Maori Maps*. Archived from [the original](http://www.maorimaps.com/main-map#url=/full_marae/paraweka) on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Walton_3-0)** Walton, A. (1994). ["Settlement Patterns in the Whanganui River Valley, 1839–1864"](http://nzarchaeology.org/cms/NZJA/Vol%2016%201994/NZJA16.123-168Walton.pdf) (PDF). *New Zealand Journal of Archaeology*. **16**: 123–168.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Wanganui River"](http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=WH18911221.2.12). *[The Wanganui Herald](/source/The_Wanganui_Herald)*. 21 December 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tkmentry_5-0)** ["Te Kāhui Māngai directory"](http://www.tkm.govt.nz/). *tkm.govt.nz*. [Te Puni Kōkiri](/source/Te_Puni_K%C5%8Dkiri).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-maorimaps_6-0)** ["Māori Maps"](https://maorimaps.com/map). *maorimaps.com*. Te Potiki National Trust.

[39°29′S 175°03′E / 39.483°S 175.050°E / -39.483; 175.050](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Pipiriki&params=39_29_S_175_03_E_region:NZ_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki)

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