Pipiriki
![Taken in the early 20th century, this shows Pipiriki House, accommodation for the popular tourist excursion by riverboat from Whanganui.](/Images/godic/202502/03/Pipiriki_on_the_Whanganui_River,_with_river_boats_moored_on_the_bank0710.jpg")
![Pipiriki today](/Images/godic/202502/03/Pipiriki0710.jpg")
Pipiriki is a settlement on the east bank of the Whanganui River, due west of the town of Raetihi and 79 kilometres (49 mi) upriver from Whanganui; it was originally on the opposite bank. It is the home of Ngāti Kura, a hapū of the Ngāti Ruanui iwi. It is also the location of the Paraweka Marae of the hapū Ngāti Kurawhatia of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi.