Mamaku, New Zealand

Mamaku
Railhead station
Coordinates: 38°05′43″S 176°4′43″E / 38.09528°S 176.07861°E / -38.09528; 176.07861
CountryNew Zealand
RegionBay of Plenty
Local AuthorityRotorua Lakes District
WardRotorua Rural General Ward
CommunityRotorua Rural Community
Electorates
Government
  Territorial authorityRotorua Lakes Council
  Regional councilBay of Plenty Regional Council
  Mayor of RotoruaTania Tapsell
  Rotorua MPTodd McClay
  Waiariki MPRawiri Waititi
Area
  Total
2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)
  Total
880
  Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)

Mamaku is a small village in the Bay of Plenty Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Mamaku Plateau at an elevation of 560 metres (1,840 ft) above sea level. Situated at the highest point of the now-mothballed Rotorua Branch railway line, the town is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of State Highway 5.