Rātana Pā, or Ratana Community,[a] is a town in the North Island of New Zealand, near Whanganui and Marton in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.

The gathering for the birth anniversary lasts for a week, with the highlight being the Temple Service on 25 January.

Usually, Members of Parliament (MPs) visit on 24 January to talk and seek the votes of Māori.

On 10 November 2024, the Sixth National Government allocated NZ$10.1 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to building upgrades and repairs at Rātana Pā.

[13] State Highway 3 is located 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northeast of Rātana Pā.

This national state highway connects Woodville (25 km (16 mi) east of Palmerston North) and Hamilton via New Plymouth.

The station closed on 7 December 1947, when the Turakina Deviation diverted the railway away from Rātana.

[15] Seven died due to a crash on 26 March 1938, 1 mi 15 ch (1.9 km) from the station,[16] to the north of Lake Waipu.

[17] Te Kura o Ratana is a state-integrated co-educational Rātana Church primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[18] with a roll of 44 as of November 2024.