Pukekura is located near Lake Ianthe in the West Coast region of the South Island.

State Highway 6 passes through Pukekura on its route between Ross and Harihari, and the settlement is roughly 35 minutes south of Hokitika and an hour north of Franz Josef Glacier.

It claimed to be the smallest town on the West Coast, with a population of two, though this was larger in past times when it was a saw-milling settlement.

While the pub and the Bushman's Centre are closed as of 2020, accommodation facilities remain.

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