The riverside walkway, which includes many pedestrian bridges, can be used by walkers or cyclists, but the lower sections are subject to flooding in winter.

A concreted riverside track, for bikes and pedestrians, runs north from Mountain View Lane starting by the southeast side of the Fonterra Te Rapa Milk powder factory.

[citation needed] The eastern part of Pukete and neighbouring St Andrews is built on an old river terrace.

[citation needed] Four-laning of the Pukete Bridge was completed in Easter 2013, well ahead of schedule due to the long dry summer.

[7] The population is stable and they are wealthier and younger than the 37.4 years of the national average, as shown below - In 2018 the main ethnic groups were - Pukete Pa is located in the north of the suburb on a cliff on the Waikato River bank, at the northern end of the riverside Braithwate Park.

It is thought to have been built by Nga Iwi and later conquered by Ngati Koura[10] The name Pukete comes from a locally made bag used to soak hinau berries in streams to ferment and preserve them.

[11] A double ditch remains to the north of the Pa. Carved wooden items, found close to the pā, are in Waikato Museum.