Raupunga
Raupunga is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. It is located close to the country's highest railway bridge, the Mohaka Viaduct, which crosses the Mohaka River. The predominantly Māori village is expected to have a population of 266 people by 2033.
The village got running water for the first time in 2017, when a 9 kilometre electric pump system was built from Mangawharangi Stream for $1 million. Until that time, many of the 56 households had got water from buckets.
The township includes a number of marae and wharenui for the local iwi of Ngāti Kahungunu and its hapū :
