Kotemaori is a village and rural community located in the Wairoa District of the Hawke's Bay Region, in New Zealand's North Island.
It is located between Raupunga and Putorino, to the west of Wairoa (to which it is connected by State Highway 2).
The area includes steep forestry land where dogs have been regularly rescued.
[2] The settlement is surrounded on three sides by small streams which eventually flow into the Mohaka River 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the northeast of Kotemaori.
In June 2019 the line reopened for freight-only traffic, specifically the transportation of logs from forestry sites around Wairoa to the port at Napier.