Waipahihi (Māori: Waipahīhī) is a suburb in Taupō, based on the eastern shores of Lake Taupō on New Zealand's North Island.

[4] It includes the Kurapoto meeting house.

[5] Waipahihi covers 3.84 km2 (1.48 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,890 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,273 people per km2.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.0% had no religion, 34.4% were Christian, 1.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.