Pukerau is a rural community in the Gore District and Southland Region of New Zealand.

It is located in a rich agricultural valley in eastern Southland with State Highway 1 and the main trunk southern railway dissecting the valley.

European settlement of Pukerau dates back to around 1876 when the township was established as one of the main agriculture hubs of the time.

This created some confusion as there were already numerous ‘Taylor’s Creeks’ in the south.

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