Dalefield is a rural community in the Carterton District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island.

It was the location of the Dalefield railway station on the Wairarapa Line between 1880 and 1981.

[1] In May 2018, plans were drawn up to develop a solar plant on a former landfill site in Dalefield.

[3] Parts of the area were affected by severe weather during November and December 2018, which caused widespread flooding but prevented a drought.

[4][5] Wainuioru is part of the Mount Holdsworth statistical area.