Omakere (Māori: Ōmakere) is a farming settlement in the Central Hawke's Bay District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.

[2] Ōmakere translates as place (Ō) someone was lost or died (makere).

[3] The Omakere Church includes a stained glass memorial wall, depicting Jesus Christ's crucifixion, in memory of three local men who died in war.

Omakere is in Mangarara statistical area, which also includes Ōtāne and covers 838.07 km2 (323.58 sq mi)[5] and had an estimated population of 3,020 as of June 2024,[6] with a population density of 3.6 people per km2.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.5% had no religion, 36.0% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim and 1.4% had other religions.