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Pukeora near Waipukurau

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Pukeora near Waipukurau

A sanatorium for soldiers returning home from the First World War with respiratory illnesses was established at Pukeora, a hill above Waipukurau, in 1918. It later became a tuberculosis hospital and a home for the disabled. The complex was sold in 2000 and reopened as the Pukeora Estate vineyard and winery.

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Kerryn Pollock, Hawke’s Bay places – Waipukurau, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24228/pukeora-near-waipukurau (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 19 August 2009, updated 30 November 2015.