Hauturu, Waikato

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Hauturu, Waikato

Hauturu is a small rural place on the eastern edge of Kawhia Harbour, in the Ōtorohanga District of the Waikato Region on New Zealand’s North Island.

Location and status
- Hauturu sits within the Ōtorohanga District and the Kāwhia-Tihiroa General Ward, in the Waikato region.
- It covers about 237 square kilometres and is part of the Pirongia Forest statistical area.
- The local government is Ōtorohanga District Council, with Waikato Regional Council as the regional authority.

Population and people
- In 2023, 156 people lived in Hauturu, in 66 dwellings.
- The area’s population has varied over time: 135 (2006), 150 (2013), 162 (2018), and 156 (2023).
- A few key demographics:
- Median age: 47.1 years
- 78 males and 78 females
- About 3.8% identify as LGBTQ+
- 11.5% were born overseas
- Ethnicity: roughly 78.8% European, 34.6% Māori, 1.9% Pasifika, 3.8% other
- Languages: 98.1% speak English; 5.8% Māori; other languages around 1.9%
- Religion: about 23.1% Christian; 65.4% no religion

Marae
- The Rākaunui Marae is an important local meeting ground for Ngāti Maniapoto hapū Kerapa, Takiari, and Te Waha, and the Waikato-Tainui hapū Ngāti Ngutu and Ngāti Paretekawa.
- It includes the Moanakahakore meeting house.

Education
- Hauturu School is a co-educational state primary school for Years 1–8.
- It has a decile rating of 3 and about 28 students (as of October 2025).
- The school was founded in 1918. Its history includes ties to Awaroa School, which received Ministry support in 1910 and later influenced Hauturu’s development; the original school buildings were rebuilt in 1924 after early beginnings described as “packing cases.”
- Nearby Te Koraha School operated in the Awaroa valley from around 1911 to 1935, about 12 kilometres up the valley.

Notes
- Hauturu sits by Kawhia Harbour and is part of the wider Kawhia–Pirongia area in the Waikato region.