{{Short description|Rural community in the Taupo District of New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}} {{for|the settlement on Otago Peninsula|Otakou}} '''Otukou''' ({{langx|mi|Ōtukou}}) is a rural community in the [[Taupō District]] and [[Waikato]] region of New Zealand's [[North Island]].<ref name="hariss">{{cite web |last1=Hariss |first1=Gavin |title=Otukou, Waikato |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz54002/Otukou/Waikato |website=topomap.co.nz |publisher=NZ Topo Map}}</ref>
The main Otukou settlement is located on [[New Zealand State Highway 46|State Highway 46]], on the south-eastern shore of [[Lake Rotoaira]].<ref name="hariss" />
Okahukura Bush lies to the south,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz53997/Okahukura-Bush/|title=Okahukura Bush, Waikato|website=NZ Topo Map|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref> at the north end of the [[Tongariro Alpine Crossing|Tongariro Crossing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tongarironationalpark.nz/geology/|title=Geology of Tongariro|website=tongarironationalpark.nz|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
==Marae==
Otūkou Marae, located west of the lake, is a [[marae|meeting place]] of the local [[Ngāti Tūwharetoa]] [[hapū]] of [[Ngāti Hikairo (Ngāti Tūwharetoa)|Ngāti Hikairo]].<ref name="maorimaps">{{cite web |title=Māori Maps |url=https://maorimaps.com/map |website=maorimaps.com |publisher=Te Potiki National Trust}}</ref> It includes the Okahukura [[wharenui|meeting house]].<ref name="tkmentry">{{cite web|title=Te Kāhui Māngai directory|url= http://www.tkm.govt.nz/ |website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=[[Te Puni Kōkiri]]}}</ref>
In October 2020, the Government committed $1,338,668 from the [[Provincial Growth Fund]] to upgrade the marae and 4 other Ngāti Tūwharetoa marae, creating 19 jobs.<ref name="maraepgf">{{cite web |title=Marae Announcements |url=https://www.growregions.govt.nz/assets/funding-announcements/marae-announcements.xlsx |website=growregions.govt.nz |publisher=[[Provincial Growth Fund]] |format=Excel |date=9 October 2020}}</ref>
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