Waitahanui is a village in the Taupō District, Waikato region, New Zealand.

The Waitahanui Bridge site is also a meeting place for the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū.

[4][5] Statistics New Zealand describes Five Mile Bay-Waitahanui as a rural settlement, which covers 5.30 km2 (2.05 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 590 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 111 people per km2.

Before the 2023 census, the settlement had a larger boundary, covering 14.72 km2 (5.68 sq mi).

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 39.6% had no religion, 29.4% were Christian, 24.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

[8] Te Kura o Waitahanui is a co-educational state Māori immersion school serving years 1 to 6,[9] with a roll of 65 as of November 2024.