Taurikura is a small, rural township in the Whangarei District, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south east of Whangārei city in Northland, New Zealand.

[1] The town is located on the shores of Calliope Bay at the base of 420-metre-high (1,380 ft) Mount Manaia which, along with Bream Head and the Hen Island, collectively form the ancient remnants of a very large andesitic volcano.

[2] Features of Taurikura include a Baptist-owned camp and a permanently closed general store.

[3] The town offers a range of views of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery located on the opposite shore of Whangārei Harbour.

A number of ocean beaches are also a short drive away.