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.

Learn more about Kuaotunu

Meet the locals

Community Calendar

Sloping piece of land in Kuaotunu with bush on fire

Open Fire Season

While a permit is not currently required to light a fire in the open (except on DOC land), FENZ ask that you seriously consider whether lighting an outdoor fire is absolutely necessary.

Help avoid unnecessary callouts by thinking about alternatives to burning if you can. Escaped fires can require emergency response to suppress, which can result in a considerable cost to the landowner.

Kuaotunu Conservation Work Lauded

July 10, 2020

The Department of Conservation has issued two media releases this week acknowledging the work and success of some of our local conservation organisations, namely Project Kiwi, Rings Beach Wetland Group and Kuaotunu Bird Rescue. For a small community such as ours to be mentioned in the national ...

Public Meeting at the Kuaotunu Hall in mid August

The Kuaotunu Residents & Ratepayers Association (KRRA) was scheduled to hold its Annual General Meeting in April, however this meeting was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

It is now planned for mid-August - read more here.

Nominate someone for the KRRA Committee

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

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?

Learn more

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

Kuaotunu Residents & Ratepayers Association (KRRA)

Are you passionate about Kuaotunu? Do you want to make sure your views are represented on local issues?

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

6pm, Thursday 2 July 2020
Kua Kawhe

Minutes & agendas

Learn more

Want to stay informed on what's happening in Kuaotunu?

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: