Hari Hari (sometimes spelled Harihari) is a small rural settlement in the south west of the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island.

It is slightly inland from the Tasman Sea and the Saltwater Lagoon and is situated between the Wanganui and Poerua Rivers, 45 minutes south of the tourist town of Hokitika.

State Highway 6 passes through the town on its route from Ross to the Franz Josef Glacier.

Today, the forest in the area is protected and popular activities in the Hari Hari area include bushwalking, birdwatching, and trout and salmon fishing.

Menzies, who had left Sydney 11 hours and 45 minutes earlier, was aiming for Blenheim but had been blown off course and mistook a swamp for flat pasture suitable for landing.

Williams' dictionary gives "Harihari" as the correct spelling for that meaning.

The greater community insists that they were not informed or talked to about this matter, and are against the gradual unofficial change.

One newly placed town distance sign in Whataroa shows the name "Harihari".

[9] The town was named in 1908 when a post office was needed for the township.

The settlement is part of the larger Whataroa-Harihari statistical area.