Te Haroto is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Te Haroto
Te Haroto is located in North Island
Te Haroto
Te Haroto
Coordinates: 39°07′34″S 176°36′25″E / 39.126116°S 176.606832°E / -39.126116; 176.606832
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay Region
DistrictHastings District

It is located roughly 60 kilometres northwest of Napier and southeast of Taupō on State Highway 5 Napier-Taupō Road.

The main village centres around Te Hāroto Marae. Te Rongopai is the wharepuni (meeting house) and Piriwiritua is the wharekai (dining hall) a meeting place for the iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Hineuru.[1][2]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the pool" for Te Hāroto.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  2. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  3. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.