Levin (/ləˈvɪn/; Māori: Taitoko) is the largest town and seat of the Horowhenua District, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

To the west of the main town lies Lake Horowhenua, which covers some 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi).

The area now occupied by Levin was connected to both Wellington and Palmerston North by railway in 1886.

The area was surveyed in 1888, and European settlement began following the sale of suburban and rural sections, which commenced on 19 March 1889.

The town was named after William Hort Levin, a director of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company.

[7] With 200 cars and 500 people[8] in attendance, they started at the intersection of Queen Street and State Highway 57 before the police removed them.

[12] Levin is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a medium urban area and covers 22.91 km2 (8.85 sq mi).

[13] The Levin Mall covers 791 m2, with 14 retailers including a Farmers department store.