Otoko is a small settlement west of

Te Karaka Te Karaka is a small settlement inland from Gisborne, New Zealand, Gisborne, in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the valley of the Waipaoa River close to its junction with its tributary, the Waihora River. Te Karaka is ...

in the

Gisborne District Gisborne District or the Gisborne Region (Māori: ''Te Tairāwhiti'' or ''Te Tai Rāwhiti'') is a local government area of northeastern New Zealand. It is governed by Gisborne District Council, a unitary authority (with the combined powers o ...

of New Zealand's North Island. State Highway 2 runs through Otoko on its way from Ōpōtiki to Gisborne.

History

Artist Peter Williams farmed in the area in the 1960s. The community was affected by flooding and frosts in August 2016. It also briefly relied on a generator for power after a plane crash in December 2016. A man's body was found in Otoko in July 2019. Local roads were upgraded in 2020 with funding from the

Provincial Growth Fund Shane Geoffrey Jones (born 3 September 1959) is a New Zealand politician. He served as a New Zealand First list MP from 2017 to 2020 and was previously a Labour list MP from 2005 to 2014. Jones was a cabinet minister in the Fifth Labour Gove ...

Parks

Otoko Walkway is a conservation reserve and walkway, owned and operated by the

Department of Conservation An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment ...

References

{{Gisborne District Populated places in the Gisborne District