Taupiri

Taupiri
Town
2010 view of Taupiri and the Waikato, with Kakepuku and Mount Pirongia in the background
Coordinates: 37°37′S 175°11′E / 37.617°S 175.183°E / -37.617; 175.183
Country	New Zealand
Region	Waikato
District	Waikato District
Ward	Ngaruawahia Ward
Community	Taupiri Community
Electorates	Waikato Hauraki-Waikato
Government
• Territorial Authority	Waikato District Council
• Regional council	Waikato Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	680
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)

Taupiri is a small town of about 500 people on the eastern bank of the Waikato River in the Waikato District of New Zealand. It is overlooked by Taupiri mountain, the sacred burial ground for the Waikato tribes of the Māori people, located just to the north.

Taupiri is located near the northern end of the Waikato Basin immediately south of the junction of the Mangawara Stream (which drains the northern part of the basin) and the Waikato River. The Waikato River then flows northward through the Taupiri Gorge between the Hakarimata Range to the south and the Taupiri Range to the north, into the Lower Waikato.

The North Island Main Trunk railway line runs through the town and the gorge, linking Huntly 8 kilometres to the north and Ngāruawāhia 7 kilometres to the south. State Highway 1 also ran through the town until the Huntly Bypass opened in March 2020.^[3]