Māhoenui is a small community in the western North Island of New Zealand, on the Awakino River, near Piopio and Te Kūiti.

The Croall family lived on the Awakino River in the 1920s and 1930s, eventually having to leave the land as uneconomic to survive by traditional farming methods.

These subdivisions became known as 'State house areas' and were typically inhabited by lower socio-economic communities.

Large numbers of those houses have been sold to private buyers, both individually and in bulk.

Māhoenui is located in the King Country approx 50 kilometres (31 mi) inland from the west coast of the North Island, the topography is hilly to mountainous, with small alluvial areas near the streams and river.