Patoka is a rural community in the

Hastings District Hastings is a town in the United Kingdom, most famous for the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Hastings may also refer to: Places Australia * Hastings, Tasmania, a locality * Hastings, Victoria, Australia ** Electoral district of Hastings, Victoria, ...

and

Hawke's Bay Region Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region is ...

of New Zealand's North Island. It is located at base of the Kaweka Range and

Kaweka Forest Park Kaweka Forest Park is in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand, adjacent to Kaimanawa Forest Park. This region of the central North Island contains large tracts of pine plantations, some of them also within the park, and as a consequence, invasi ...

. The area has been used for pastoral sheep and dairy farming since the 19th century. It promotes itself on its rolling countryside, high rainfall and free-draining paddocks.

Education

Patoka School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of as of

References

Hastings District Populated places in the Hawke's Bay Region {{HawkesBay-geo-stub