Tahawai is a rural community in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

[4][5] A smaller peninsula further north ends at Tanners Point.

[6] Tahawai statistical area, which includes Tanners Point, Ongare Point and Kauri Point, covers 82.11 km2 (31.70 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,050 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 25 people per km2.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.6% had no religion, 30.6% were Christian, 1.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.