Tiakitahuna is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Manawatu, one of 22 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Tiakitahuna is the 17th largest suburb of Manawatu in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Tiakitahuna 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 Tiakitahuna is made up of approximately 34% residential housing and 66% lifestyle properties.