Hakataramea, spelt Hakateramea in some older sources, is a rural village located in the southern Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.

Several small communities are located in the Waihaorunga rural area, to the north of Hakataramea.

[3] Waihao Downs, on State Highway 82, was the terminus on Waimate Rail Branch, from 4 April 1884 until 11 December 1953.

[4] The area in and around Hakataramea was leased by the New Zealand and Australia Land Company in the 1860s and freehold settlement began in 1878.

[5] On 7 November 1881, a combined road/rail bridge from Kurow to Hakataramea across the Waitaki River was opened.