Putorino (Māori: Pūtōrino) is a small farming settlement in northern Hawke's Bay, on the eastern side of New Zealand's North Island.

[2] Pūtōrino was originally a Māori settlement at the mouth of the Waikari River, at an important stopping point for canoes.

It became a European settlement in the 1860s, and move inland to the main Napier to Wairoa Road in the early 20th century.

[2] Flooding during Cyclone Gabrielle destroyed the State Highway 2 (SH2) bridge over the river at Putorino.

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