page_title: Otorohanga
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Otorohanga / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Corrugated Iron Kiwi in Otorohanga
context_page_description: Otorohanga is a north King Country town in the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 53 kilometres south of Hamilton and 18 kilometres north of Te Kuiti, on the Waipa River. It is a service town for the surrounding dairy-farming district. It is recognised as the "gateway" to the Waitomo Caves and as the "Kiwiana Town" of New Zealand. Until 2007, Otorohanga held a yearly 'Kiwiana Festival.'
caption: Corrugated Iron Kiwi in Otorohanga
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