Kahutara is a rural locality and a statistical area in the South Wairarapa District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island.

The locality is east of Lake Wairarapa and west of Martinborough.

Kahutara is in three SA1 statistical areas which cover 158.45 km2 (61.18 sq mi).

The percentage of people born overseas was 15.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 61.2% had no religion, 29.9% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.