Te Teko is a small inland town along the banks of the Rangitaiki River in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island.

The township includes a racecourse, golf course, police station,[3] and a primary school.

[5] Te Teko is in the rohe (tribal area) of the Ngāti Awa iwi.

In the mid-1860s, Te Teko was the site of a significant siege on a Māori pā as part of the East Cape War.

[7] After peace came to the region, a hotel was established on the banks of the Rangitaiki River in 1879 and Te Teko rose in importance as a boat service was established to ferry hotel customers and travellers across the river.

[11] Te Teko Lakes statistical area, which also includes Te Mahoe, covers 71.10 km2 (27.45 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,900 as of June 2024,[12] with a population density of 27 people per km2.

To the west of the town runs the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, and from it diverges the Murupara Branch line, which skirts the south of Te Teko.