Pakipaki is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Hastings, one of 52 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Pakipaki is the 22nd largest suburb of Hastings in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Pakipaki provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1950 - 1959. Residential housing stock in Pakipaki is made up of approximately 54% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 45% lifestyle properties.