Whareroa Village
Whareroa Village | |
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Rural settlement | |
Interactive map of Whareroa Village | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′36″S 175°46′44″E / 38.860°S 175.779°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Waikato region |
| District | Taupō District |
| Ward | Turangi-Tongariro General Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Taupō District Council |
| • Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Taupō | John Funnell |
| • Taupō MP | Louise Upston |
| • Waiariki MP | Rawiri Waititi |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 50 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Whareroa Village is a small community north of Kuratau, on Te Hape Bay on the western side of New Zealand's Lake Taupō. Whareroa Stream runs into the lake immediately north of the community.
A Ngāti Parekāwa pā or village was at Whareroa during the period from 1830 to 1880, and likely much earlier. By 1965, there were only a few baches which were built about 60 years earlier. The subdivision of Whareroa Village began in the 1960s.
A plan to develop the north side of the stream, Whareroa North has not as of 2025 been implemented.