Waipapa is a small town in the Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand.

It is located on State Highway 10, approximately 10 minutes drive from Kerikeri, the nearest urban centre.

Waipapa itself has no school with most pupils travelling to Kerikeri on a daily basis.

The results were 76.9% European (Pākehā); 40.4% Māori; 3.8% Pasifika; 3.8% Asian; and 1.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA).

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (10.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 72 (64.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 33 (29.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications.

The results were 86.2% European (Pākehā); 21.2% Māori; 3.0% Pasifika; 5.1% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".

It now contains over 120 retail, service, commercial and light industrial businesses in the Waipapa shopping area.

Waipapa, being inland, has no beaches, but does have a landing named after the Waipapa Stream which runs just to the north of it where it meets the Kerikeri Inlet, close to Kerikeri's Stone Store.

To the south of Waipapa runs the Kerikeri River, on which is the popular Rainbow Falls.