List of localities in Waikato


This is a list of localities in Waikato as defined by government agency Statistics New Zealand in 2013, listed by the territorial authorities to which each locality belongs. Waikato is a region of New Zealand in the central North Island which reaches from coast to coast and from Coromandel Peninsula in the north to Lake Taupo and King Country in the south. Many boundaries and names were changed in the 2018 census. It is bordered by Auckland to the north, Bay of Plenty to the east, and Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui and Hawke's Bay to the south.

Thames-Coromandel District

The Thames-Coromandel District is located in the area around the Firth of Thames and Coromandel Peninsula, to the southeast of Auckland. At the 2006 Census, Thames-Coromandel had 25,941 people and 22,704 occupied dwellings. The district council is seated in the district's largest town, Thames, and was constituted before any other district council in 1975. Thames is located in the southwest of the district; the other major settlements are Whitianga in the northeast and Whangamatā in the southeast.
LocalityPopulationOccupied Dwellings
Whitianga3,768 '1,674 '
Coromandel1,473 '642 '
Te Rerenga4,173 '1,896 '
Whangamatā3,555 '1,701 '
Tairua1,269 '603 '
Moanataiari 2,472 '1,146 '
Parawai 4,284 '1,734 '
Pauanui Beach750 '399 '
Hikuai3,252 '1,314 '
Te Puru-Thornton Bay942 '426 '
Inlets-Thames-Coromandel Districtn/an/a
Islands-Thames-Coromandel District12 n/a

Hauraki District

LocalityPopulationOccupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Ngatea1,245531
Hauraki Plains2,508930
Turua1,317483
Kerepehi429162
Ohinemuri3,1111,278 includes Karangahake Gorge, Waikino and Whiritoa
Paeroa3,8851,647
Waihi4,5272,001

Waikato District

Locality2013 Population2013 Occupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Buckland846294
Redoubt19872south west of Tuakau
Opuawhanga23481south east of Tuakau
Pōkeno1,782615
Mangatawhiri1,533543
Otaua2,268810see Awaroa River, Maioro, Parkinsons Lake and Karioitahi Beach
Tuakau4,1851,443
Onewhero3,3811,401
Rotowaro00
Raglan2,7361,143
Waikato Western Hills3,9781,437Waikato Western Hills is a New Zealand census area unit covering a large low population area within Waikato District. It includes the localities of Rotongaro, Ruawaro, Renown, Mahuta, Glen Afton, Glen Massey, Waingaro, Ohautira, Waitetuna, Glen Tui and Karakariki.
Te Uku1,896681Area unit includes Te Mata, Ruapuke and the north side of Aotea Harbour.
Te Ākau930348
Te Kauwhata1,473552
Matangi2,157735
Whitikahu2,115708
Taupiri417162
Eureka2,187750includes Tauwhare and Waitakaruru Stream
Gordonton1,137342
Tauwharesee Tamahere
Kainui2,766942includes Hopuhopu
Tamahere5,6281,875
Waerenga2,538666
Maramarua1,011372
Meremere468150
Huntly West2,835906see Huntly
Huntly East4,1191,539see Huntly
Horotiu771279
Te Kowhai1,512549
Whatawhata2,475831
Ngāruawāhia5,1271,719
Inlet-Raglan Harbour00
Inlet-Aotea Harbour North00

Matamata-Piako District

Locality2013 Population2013 Occupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Tahuroa2,652948includes Mangateparu
Waitoa306120
Springdale2,454891
Waihou-Walton3,9991,470includes Walton
Te Aroha3,9061,662
Morrinsville West2,562978
Morrinsville East4,4311,773
Waharoa465147
Okauia1,965723
Te Poi801285
Hinuera906336
Matamata North2,9281,260
Matamata South4,1641,656

Hamilton City

LocalityPopulationOccupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Sylvester
Flagstaff
Horsham Downs
Rototuna
Huntington
Peacocke
Temple View
Bryant
Pukete
Pukete West
Te Rapa
Burbushin 2018 it became part of Rotokauri-Waiwhakareke
Rotokauri
Nawton
Crawshaw
Grandview
Brymerin 2018 divided between Nawton West and Western Heights
Dinsdale Northsee Dinsdale
Dinsdale Southsee Dinsdale
Beerescourt
Maeroa
Frankton Junction
Swarbrick
Hamilton Lake
Melville
Glenview
Queenwood
Chedworth
Porritt
Insoll
Fairview Downs
Chartwell
Hamilton Central
Clarkin
Claudelands
Enderley
Peachgrove
Hamilton East
Naylor
Bader
University
Silverdale
Hillcrest Westsee Hillcrest
Riverlea

Waipa District

LocalityPopulationOccupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Te Pahu1,272462
Hautapu1,914639
Swayne1,461438north of Cambridge
Cambridge - North3,0061,137
Cambridge - West2,7181,185
Cambridge - Central765345
Cambridge - Leamington West3,5281,341
Cambridge - Leamington East3,8491,482
Ohaupo519186
Kihikihi1,974726
Ngāhinapōuri2,106735
Lake Cameron1,176399
Te Rore420156see Paterangi
Pirongia1,410513
Pokuru528186see Kakepuku
Lake Ngaroto564201
Tokanui444147
Pukerimu462162
Kaipaki975354
Rotoorangi1,935682
Te Rahu900330
Kihikihi Flat798291see Rangiaowhia
Allen Road20472
Rotongata816291
Te Awamutu West1,305474
Te Awamutu Central3,3211,368
Te Awamutu East2,7691,107
Te Awamutu South2,9131,176
Karapiro2,625936see also Karapiro Power Station, Maungakawa, Maungatautari and Piarere

Ōtorohanga District

LocalityPopulationOccupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Kawhia - Community339153
Otorohanga - Town2,5141,005
Otorohanga - Rural West1,845705
Te Kawa450153
Otorohanga - Rural East3,9931,287
Te Motu Island00
Ōtorohanga District - Inlets00

South Waikato District

LocalityPopulationOccupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Tīrau693294
Mangakaretu23187see Tokoroa
Kinleith23790
Tapapa999369
Arapuni2,190816
Lichfield987369
Wawa711270see Atiamuri
Paraonui1,725684see Tokoroa
Parkdale666255see Tokoroa
Putāruru3,7771,515
Matarawa1,899741see Tokoroa
Stanley Park2,034771see Tokoroa
Tokoroa Central720288
Aotea2,9791,038see Tokoroa
Strathmore2,070741see Tokoroa
Amisfield15660see Tokoroa

Waitomo District

LocalityPopulationOccupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Piopio396165
Taharoa23184
Mahoenui402162see Awakino and Mokau
Marokopa1,536588see Awamarino
Waipa Valley1,050372see Benneydale
Mokauiti1,026390
Te Kuiti4,2181,578
Inlet-Waitomo District00

Taupo District

LocalityPopulationOccupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Kuratau273114
Mangakino741312
Tūrangi2,9951,173
Acacia Bay1,425570
Wairakei-Aratiatia606207see
Aratiatia Power Station and Wairakei
Maunganamu411150
Taupō East63
Wharewaka498252
Rangatira Park696291
Rangatira7836
Lakewood1,425594
Marotiri1,557552see Atiamuri
Oruanui2,268822
Kinloch489198
Broadlands639213see Iwitahi and Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park
Rangipo9930
Nukuhau1,509606
Taupō Central3,5731,479
Tauhara4,1131,566
Hilltop3,5401,422
Waipahihi1,881762
Richmond Heights2,103783
Inland Water - Lake Taupo00

Rotorua District

LocalityPopulationOccupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Golden Springs1,344468
Reporoa450162
Ngakuru1,695606
Arahiwi17754

Area outside territorial authority

LocalityPopulationOccupied DwellingsFeatures and Facilities
Inlet - Firth of Thames
Oceanic-Waikato Region West
Bays-Thames-Coromandel District
Oceanic-Waikato Region East