# 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 Taupō 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 (including 4,020 self-identified Māori) 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.
| Locality | Population | Occupied Dwellings |
| Whitianga | 3,768 (2006) | 1,674 (2006) |
| Coromandel | 1,473 (2006) | 642 (2006) |
| Te Rerenga | 4,173 (2006) | 1,896 (2006) |
| Whangamatā | 3,555 (2006) | 1,701 (2006) |
| Tairua | 1,269 (2006) | 603 (2006) |
| Moanataiari (northern area of Thames) | 2,472 (2006) | 1,146 (2006) |
| Parawai (southern area of Thames) | 4,284 (2006) | 1,734 (2006) |
| Pauanui Beach | 750 (2013) | 399 (2013 - 1,749 unoccupied) |
| Hikuai | 3,252 (2006) | 1,314 (2013) |
| Te Puru-Thornton Bay | 942 (2006) | 426 (2006) |
| Inlets-Thames-Coromandel District | n/a | n/a |
| Islands-Thames-Coromandel District | 12 (2006) | n/a |

## Hauraki District

| Locality | Population | Occupied Dwellings | Features and Facilities |
| Ngatea | 1,245 | 531 (2013) | |
| Hauraki Plains | 2,508 | 930 (2013) | |
| Turua | 1,317 | 483 (2013) | |
| Kerepehi | 429 | 162 (2013) | |
| Ohinemuri | 3,111 | 1,278 (2013) | includes Karangahake Gorge, Waikino and Whiritoa |
| Paeroa | 3,885 | 1,647 (2013) | |
| Waihi | 4,527 | 2,001 (2013) | |

## Waikato District

| Locality | 2013 Population | 2013 Occupied Dwellings | Features and Facilities |
| Buckland | 846 | 294 | |
| Redoubt | 198 | 72 | south west of Tuakau |
| Opuawhanga | 234 | 81 | south east of Tuakau |
| Pōkeno | 1,782 | 615 | |
| Mangatāwhiri | 1,533 | 543 | |
| Otaua | 2,268 | 810 | see Awaroa River, Maioro, Parkinsons Lake and Karioitahi Beach |
| Tuakau | 4,185 | 1,443 | |
| Onewhero | 3,381 | 1,401 | |
| Rotowaro | 0 | 0 | |
| Raglan | 2,736 | 1,143 | |
| Waikato Western Hills | 3,978 | 1,437 | Waikato 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 Uku | 1,896 | 681 | Area unit includes Te Mata, Ruapuke and the north side of Aotea Harbour. |
| Te Ākau | 930 | 348 | |
| Te Kauwhata | 1,473 | 552 | |
| Matangi | 2,157 | 735 | |
| Whitikahu | 2,115 | 708 | |
| Taupiri | 417 | 162 | |
| Eureka | 2,187 | 750 | includes Tauwhare and Waitakaruru Stream |
| Gordonton | 1,137 | 342 | |
| Tauwhare | | | see Tamahere |
| Kainui | 2,766 | 942 | includes Hopuhopu |
| Tamahere | 5,628 | 1,875 | |
| Waerenga | 2,538 | 666 | |
| Maramarua | 1,011 | 372 | |
| Meremere | 468 | 150 | |
| Huntly West | 2,835 | 906 | see Huntly |
| Huntly East | 4,119 | 1,539 | see Huntly |
| Horotiu | 771 | 279 | |
| Te Kowhai | 1,512 | 549 | |
| Whatawhata | 2,475 | 831 | |
| Ngāruawāhia | 5,127 | 1,719 | |
| Inlet-Raglan Harbour | 0 | 0 | |
| Inlet-Aotea Harbour North | 0 | 0 | |

## Matamata-Piako District

| Locality | 2013 Population | 2013 Occupied Dwellings | Features and Facilities |
| Tahuroa | 2,652 | 948 | includes Mangateparu |
| Waitoa | 306 | 120 | |
| Springdale | 2,454 | 891 | |
| Waihou-Walton | 3,999 | 1,470 | includes Walton |
| Te Aroha | 3,906 | 1,662 | |
| Morrinsville West | 2,562 | 978 | |
| Morrinsville East | 4,431 | 1,773 | |
| Waharoa | 465 | 147 | |
| Okauia | 1,965 | 723 | |
| Te Poi | 801 | 285 | |
| Hinuera | 906 | 336 | |
| Matamata North | 2,928 | 1,260 | |
| Matamata South | 4,164 | 1,656 | |

## Hamilton City

| Locality | Features and Facilities |
| Sylvester | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Horsham Downs | |
| Rototuna | |
| Huntington | |
| Peacocke | |
| Temple View | |
| Bryant | |
| Pukete | |
| Pukete West | |
| Te Rapa | |
| Burbush | in 2018 it became part of Rotokauri-Waiwhakareke |
| Rotokauri | |
| Nawton | |
| Crawshaw | |
| Grandview | |
| Brymer | in 2018 divided between Nawton West and Western Heights |
| Dinsdale North | see Dinsdale |
| Dinsdale South | see 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 West | see Hillcrest |
| Riverlea | |

## Waipa District

| Locality | Population | Occupied Dwellings | Features and Facilities |
| Te Pahu | 1,272 | 462 | |
| Hautapu | 1,914 | 639 | |
| Swayne | 1,461 | 438 | north of Cambridge |
| Cambridge - North | 3,006 | 1,137 | |
| Cambridge - West | 2,718 | 1,185 | |
| Cambridge - Central | 765 | 345 | |
| Cambridge - Leamington West | 3,528 | 1,341 | |
| Cambridge - Leamington East | 3,849 | 1,482 | |
| Ōhaupō | 519 | 186 | |
| Kihikihi | 1,974 | 726 | |
| Ngāhinapōuri | 2,106 | 735 | |
| Lake Cameron | 1,176 | 399 | |
| Te Rore | 420 | 156 | see Paterangi |
| Pirongia | 1,410 | 513 | |
| Pokuru | 528 | 186 | see Kakepuku |
| Lake Ngaroto | 564 | 201 | |
| Tokanui | 444 | 147 | |
| Pukerimu | 462 | 162 | |
| Kaipaki | 975 | 354 | |
| Rotoorangi | 1,935 | 682 | |
| Te Rahu | 900 | 330 | Te Rahu Hall (Dec.2011) |
| Kihikihi Flat | 798 | 291 | see Rangiaowhia |
| Allen Road | 204 | 72 | |
| Rotongata | 816 | 291 | |
| Te Awamutu West | 1,305 | 474 | |
| Te Awamutu Central | 3,321 | 1,368 | |
| Te Awamutu East | 2,769 | 1,107 | |
| Te Awamutu South | 2,913 | 1,176 | |
| Karapiro | 2,625 | 936 | see also Karapiro Power Station, Maungakawa, Maungatautari and Piarere |

## Ōtorohanga District

| Locality | Population | Occupied Dwellings |
| Kawhia - Community | 339 | 153 |
| Ōtorohanga - Town | 2,514 | 1,005 |
| Ōtorohanga - Rural West | 1,845 | 705 |
| Te Kawa | 450 | 153 |
| Ōtorohanga - Rural East | 3,993 | 1,287 |
| Te Motu Island | 0 | 0 |
| Ōtorohanga District - Inlets | 0 | 0 |

## South Waikato District

| Locality | Population | Occupied Dwellings | Features and Facilities |
| Tīrau | 693 | 294 | |
| Mangakaretu | 231 | 87 | see Tokoroa |
| Kinleith | 237 | 90 | |
| Tapapa | 999 | 369 | |
| Arapuni | 2,190 | 816 | |
| Lichfield | 987 | 369 | |
| Wawa | 711 | 270 | see Ātiamuri |
| Paraonui | 1,725 | 684 | see Tokoroa |
| Parkdale | 666 | 255 | see Tokoroa |
| Putāruru | 3,777 | 1,515 | |
| Matarawa | 1,899 | 741 | see Tokoroa |
| Stanley Park | 2,034 | 771 | see Tokoroa |
| Tokoroa Central | 720 | 288 | |
| Aotea | 2,979 | 1,038 | see Tokoroa |
| Strathmore | 2,070 | 741 | see Tokoroa |
| Amisfield | 156 | 60 | see Tokoroa |

## Waitomo District

| Locality | Population | Occupied Dwellings | Features and Facilities |
| Piopio | 396 | 165 | |
| Taharoa | 231 | 84 | |
| Mahoenui | 402 | 162 | see Awakino and Mokau |
| Marokopa | 1,536 | 588 | see Awamarino |
| Waipa Valley | 1,050 | 372 | see Benneydale |
| Mokauiti | 1,026 | 390 | |
| Te Kūiti | 4,218 | 1,578 | |
| Inlet-Waitomo District | 0 | 0 | |

## Taupō District

| Locality | Population | Occupied Dwellings | Features and Facilities |
| Kuratau | 273 | 114 | |
| Mangakino | 741 | 312 | |
| Tūrangi | 2,995 | 1,173 | |
| Acacia Bay | 1,425 | 570 | |
| Wairakei-Aratiatia | 606 | 207 | see Aratiatia Power Station and Wairakei |
| Maunganamu | 411 | 150 | |
| Taupō East | 6 | 3 | |
| Wharewaka | 498 | 252 | |
| Rangatira Park | 696 | 291 | |
| Rangatira | 78 | 36 | |
| Lakewood | 1,425 | 594 | |
| Marotiri | 1,557 | 552 | see Ātiamuri |
| Oruanui | 2,268 | 822 | |
| Kinloch | 489 | 198 | |
| Broadlands | 639 | 213 | see Iwitahi and Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park |
| Rangipo | 99 | 30 | |
| Nukuhau | 1,509 | 606 | |
| Taupō Central | 3,573 | 1,479 | |
| Tauhara | 4,113 | 1,566 | |
| Hilltop | 3,540 | 1,422 | |
| Waipahihi | 1,881 | 762 | |
| Richmond Heights | 2,103 | 783 | |
| Inland Water - Lake Taupō | 0 | 0 | |

## Rotorua District

| Locality | Population | Occupied Dwellings |
| Golden Springs | 1,344 | 468 |
| Reporoa | 450 | 162 |
| Ngakuru | 1,695 | 606 |
| Arahiwi | 177 | 54 |

## Area outside territorial authority

* Locality
* Inlet - Firth of Thames
* Oceanic-Waikato Region West
* Bays-Thames-Coromandel District
* Oceanic-Waikato Region East