Te Kauwhata is a small town in the north of the Waikato region of New Zealand, situated close to the western shore of Lake Waikare, some 40 km north of Hamilton and approximately 58 km south of Manukau City.

[8] Te Kauwhata is the site of a range of farms, including dairy and dry stock, as well as extensive horticulture.

At the 2018 New Zealand census, Te Kauwhata had smaller boundaries, covering 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi).

[9] Te Kauwhata lies at the centre of one of New Zealand's smaller wine-producing regions, which stretches from Pukekohe, just south of Auckland, across to Thames and Paeroa at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula.

In February 2016, Invivo Wines, producer of Graham Norton's Own Sauvignon Blanc, announced it had secured a 10-year lease of this winery.

[18][19] Te Kauwhata College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students,[20][21] with a roll of 438.

Between 1877 and 1995, the Te Kauwhata railway station was served by trains running on the North Island Main Trunk.