Puni is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Waikato, one of 67 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Puni is the 41st largest suburb of Waikato in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Puni provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1900 - 1909. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 2000 - 2009. Residential housing stock in Puni is made up of primarily lifestyle housing properties.