Poroutawhao is a small rural settlement in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand's North Island.
[5] The party set up a defensible position against colonial forces, but received little support from other Māori.
He also starting charging a toll to people travelling through Poroutawhao on the Foxton to Levin Road, until reaching an agreement with Governor Grey in 1853.
[6][7] In 1920, Native Land Court agent and interpreter Ben Keys travelled through Poroutawhao,[8] recording the experiences of local Māori in his diary.
[9] A 1963 photograph of the Huia marae, held at Kapiti Coast Library, shows a small carved house with Kowhaiwhai decorations on the porch.