Kuaotunu

Community information for residents, ratepayers and visitors

Welcome to our home on the Coromandel Peninsula

Situated midway between Whitianga and Coromandel Town, Kuaotunu is a small coastal village with a strong community spirit.   

This website aims to foster this sense of community by providing a central resource of information about Kuaotunu. 

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Changes to the KRRA Constitution

We are required by the government to re-register the KRRA under the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022. The new Act requires we make a number of changes to our existing Constitution.

Vote on the KRRA 2025 Draft Constitution

Community Calendar

Community Newsletter

April 6, 2025
Another busy month in our community by the sea.  Amongst the items we have are recognition for our amazing Kūaotunu Volunteer Fire Brigade, an update on a very strong response to our speed limit survey and an unequivocal message for NZTA, a request for support from Dunecare and progress on the...
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Aerial view of houses on Irishtown Rd in Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula
Business Directory
Fire engine outside the Kuaotunu Fire Station on the Coromandel Peninsula
Facilities
Patch of native bush in Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula including manuka and nikau palms
Our Environment
Headstone at the foot of a tree in the historic Kuaotunu cemetery on the Coromandel Peninsula
Our History
Ra artwork by Chris Charteris overlooking the bush and sea of Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula
Artists & Artisans
DOC staff and community volunteers standing beside the sign announcing the entry to the Matarangi Bluff Walk
Environmental Groups
Group of mothers with the facilitator of the Rudolf Steiner Playgroup at Kuaotunu Hall on the Coromandel Peninsula
Social Groups
Two people in the bush using mattocks to creating a track in the Rings Beach Wetland on the Coromandel Peninsula
Volunteers Required
Three TCDC recycling bins left on the kerbside in Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula
Rubbish Services
SH25 curving up Myndermans Hill in Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula
Infrastructure
A piece of scrub on fire in Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula
Fire Permits
A group of Kuaotunu locals with their dogs outside the Kuaotunu Library on the Coromandel Peninsula
Dogs
Chunks of the river bank eroded away behind the Kuaotunu Fire Station on the Coromandel Peninsula
Emergencies
A double bed made up with pillows at Kuaotunu Bay Lodge on the Coromandel Peninsula
Accommodation
A boy standing with his fishing rod in the late evening sun at Kuaotunu Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula
Activities
A packing box with a key hanging from a piece of string
New Residents

Get involved

Our strong sense of community spirit is one of the key reasons people choose to live in Kuaotunu

Whether you simply like to chat to your neighbours over a coffee in the village, or get stuck into some serious work, your contribution will be welcomed and appreciated.

Kuaotunu LandSAR volunteers standing outside their base in Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula
Support the work of a service organisation
Two volunteers carrying native plants for planting crossing the boardwalk in the Rings Beach Wetland on the Coromandel Peninsula
Join a group conserving our environment
Locals sitting around a table swapping produce etc in Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula
Connect with a local social group

Attention landowners

Did you know that the Waikato Regional Council works with landowners on catchment new works and river works?

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A couple leaning on a gate with a potted native plant in Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula

Join KRRA and...

  • Be heard on issues that matter to you
  • Help make sure our community stays a great place to live
  • Acknowledge the work that the Association does on behalf of Kuaotunu
  • Get to vote for the committee and on key issues
Join now

Next Committee Meeting: 6:00pm, Thursday 29th April
Irishtown Road

Minutes & agendas
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The Kuaotunu Residents and Ratepayers Association (KRRA) publishes a brief but informative email newsletter every month or two. To get it directly in your Inbox, subscribe here:

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The Kuaotunu rivermouth with a family sitting on the sand looking at Great Mercury Island in the distance
The wooden Kuaotunu Village sign nestled in native bush at the entrance to Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula
Steps and a rope handrail leading down to Rings Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula

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