Tāneatua

Tāneatua is a small town in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is located southeast of Pekatahi, a similarly small settlement; Whakatāne is the nearest significantly sized town. Just to the southwest of Tāneatua, the Whakatane River and Waimana Rivers meet. The Whakatane River itself flows to the west of Tāneatua, while the Waimana River is south of the township.

Tāneatua
Main street in Tāneatua, ca. 1920
Tāneatua
Coordinates: 38°03′50″S 177°00′25″E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Bay of Plenty
Territorial authority	Whakatāne District
Ward	Tāneatua-Waimana
Population  (2013)
• Total	786

Tāneatua is officially defined as a "populated area less than a town".[1] The 2013 New Zealand census found its population to be 786.[2]

Tāneatua is home to the whare of Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Uru Taumatua, which includes a library, gallery, archive and large tribal meeting chamber.[3]

State Highway 2 passes through Tāneatua on its route between Ōpōtiki to Edgecumbe. The Tāneatua Branch railway terminates in Tāneatua. Formerly considered part of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, it is now a branch line off the main line from Hawkens Junction, northwest of Edgecumbe. The line is currently disused and mothballed.