Ngāti Kauwhata is a Māori iwi (tribe) located in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.

In the 2018 New Zealand census,[3] 1,734 people listed Ngāti Kauwhata as their iwi.

Kauwhata (Kai Iwi Pā) is located just south of Feilding.

[5] The wharenui fell into disrepair in the early 20th century, and was destroyed by the 1936 New Zealand Cyclone.

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