Pukeuri is a settlement to the north of Oamaru in the North Otago region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located near the coast in the Waitaki District that straddles the border of Otago and Canterbury. According to the 2001 census, it has a usually resident population of 183; 99 males and 84 females, a decline of 21 people or 10.3% since the 1996 census. The settlement's major employer is the Alliance abattoir, which is North Otago's biggest employer.