Normanby is a small village in South Taranaki, New Zealand.

[3][4] The village is also situated on the Marton - New Plymouth Line railway, which has been freight-only through Normanby since the cessation of passenger railcar services between Wellington and New Plymouth on 30 July 1977.

[5] The town was founded at the site of the Waihi redoubt, which was established as a field headquarters in September 1866 by colonial military forces fighting Hauhau Māori in the Second Taranaki War[6][7] Normanby is described by Statistics New Zealand as a small urban area and covers 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi).

[10] Located near Normanby is Ketemarae Pa, a local historic centre for Maori settlement.

It is an entry point for the Whakaahurangi track to Kairoa Pa, near Lepperton.

This track linked northern and southern Taranaki before British settlement.

[11][12] The site includes the meeting houses of Kumea Mai te Waka and Te Manawanui,[13] and is a meeting place for the Ngāti Ruanui hapū of Araukūku.