Murupara is a town in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

The town is in an isolated part of the region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera protected area, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua.

As the main service centre for the many forestry workers and their families, Murupara grew to a population of over 3,000.

Recent changes to the forestry contracting system have brought about a decrease in the number of permanent residents.

In a rock shelter approximately eight kilometres west of the town centre are a number of ancient cave drawings.

[15] Te Kura Kaupapa Motuhake o Tāwhiuau is a co-educational state Māori language immersion school,[16] with a roll of 84.