Ngarua

Ngarua
Coordinates: 37°40′16″S 175°40′39″E / 37.670980°S 175.677409°E / -37.670980; 175.677409
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato Region
DistrictMatamata-Piako District
WardTe Aroha General Ward
Electorates
Government
  Territorial AuthorityMatamata-Piako District Council
  Regional councilWaikato Regional Council
  Mayor of Matamata-PiakoAdrienne Wilcock
  Waikato MPTim van de Molen
  Hauraki-Waikato MPHana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
Area
  Total
26.38 km2 (10.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Census)
  Total
186
  Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)

Ngarua is a rural community in the Matamata-Piako District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

It is located south-east of Tatuanui, west of Morrinsville and north of Waharoa and Matamata on State Highway 27.

The Tatua Dairy factory, in Tatuanui, is an independent co-operative owned by 114 shareholder farms from the Tatuanui and Ngarua area, all located within a 12 kilometre radius of the processing site. It exports specialist dairy products to more than 60 countries.