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Story: Ngāti Kahungunu

Heipipi pā

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Heipipi pā

Heipipi is one of the oldest in Hawke’s Bay. It was probably built about 400 years ago, along with another famous , Ōtātara, which is near Taradale. Heipipi is located at modern-day Bay View, a seaside hill north of Napier.

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Mere Whaanga, Ngāti Kahungunu – Tribes and lands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3675/heipipi-pa (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.