Puketapu is a Māori language word meaning sacred hill, and may refer to: People Erenora Puketapu-Hetet (1941–2006), weaver Ihaia Puketapu (1887–1971), Te Āti Awa leader Ihakara Puketapu, Te Āti Awa leader (son of Ihaia Porutu Puketapu) Jean Puketapu (1931–2012), Māori language activist Priyani Puketapu (born 1990), beauty queen Places Puketapu (Otago), a prominent hill above the town of Palmerston Puketapu, Hawke's Bay, a rural community in the Hastings District Schools Puketapu School in New Plymouth Puketapu School in Hawkes Bay Other Puketapu Radio based in Palmerston, New Zealand