Kotemaori is a village and rural community located in the

Wairoa District Wairoa District is a Territorial authority district in the North Island of New Zealand. The Wairoa District Council is headquartered in the largest town, Wairoa. The district falls within the Hawke's Bay Region. The district has an area of 4, ...

of the

Hawke's Bay Region Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region is ...

, in New Zealand's North Island. It is located between

Raupunga Raupunga is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. It is located close to the country's highest railway bridge, the Mohaka Viaduct, which crosses the Mohaka River. The predominantly Māori ...

and Putorino, to the west of

Wairoa Wairoa is a town and territorial authority district in New Zealand's North Island. The town is the northernmost in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west o ...

(to which it is connected by State Highway 2). The settlement itself lies immediately to the south of the highway. The area includes steep forestry land where dogs have been regularly rescued. The settlement is surrounded on three sides by small streams which eventually flow into the

Mohaka River The Mohaka river is on the North Island of New Zealand in the east central region of Hawke’s Bay. Mohaka is a Māori language, Maori word, roughly translated it means “place for dancing”. The iwi (Māori tribes) associated with the Mohaka Ri ...

to the northeast of Kotemaori. A rail line, part of the

Palmerston North–Gisborne Line The Palmerston North–Gisborne Line (PNGL) is a secondary main line railway in the North Island of New Zealand. It branches from the North Island Main Trunk at Palmerston North and runs east through the Manawatū Gorge to Woodville, where i ...

, lies close to the settlement, which was formerly served by Kotemaori railway station. The part of the line between Napier and Gisborne was effectively mothballed in 2012. , the line is in the process of being reopened for freight-only traffic, specifically the transportation of logs from forestry sites around Wairoa to the port at Napier.

Education

Kotemaori School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school. It is a decile 4 school with a roll of as of

References

Wairoa District Populated places in the Hawke's Bay Region {{HawkesBay-geo-stub