Ōhiwa is a rural settlement in the Ōpōtiki District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

[3] The New Zealand Geographic Board officially included the macron in the name from 16 July 2020.

A second attempt to create sections for baches in the 1960s was also lost to erosion in 1978.

[5] Onekawa Te Mawhai Regional Park was created on the headland in 2010.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 61.4% had no religion, 28.1% were Christian, 7.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.8% were Hindu and 3.5% had other religions.