Ngamatapouri

Ngamatapouri is a small rural locality in the Waitōtara River valley, 47 km north of Waitōtara village, in south Taranaki, New Zealand. Wanganui is about 80 km to the southeast. The road is sealed as far as the school.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the black teals" for Ngāmatapōuri.

Community life centres on Ngamatapouri School. The area is predominantly reliant on sheep and beef pastoral farming.

Demographics
Ngamatapouri is in Mangawhio statistical area, which covers 1368.63 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Mangawhio had a population of 723 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 24 people (−3.2%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 6 people (−0.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 276 households, comprising 402 males and 324 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.24 males per female. The median age was 36.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 180 people (24.9%) aged under 15 years, 108 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 351 (48.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 81 (11.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.0% European/Pākehā, 13.7% Māori, 2.1% Pacific peoples, 4.6% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.3% had no religion, 38.2% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.7% were Hindu, 0.4% were Buddhist and 0.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 78 (14.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 129 (23.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 69 people (12.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 324 (59.7%) people were employed full-time, 90 (16.6%) were part-time, and 9 (1.7%) were unemployed.

Education
Ngamatapouri School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of as of  The school opened about 1900 as Marohema School, and was later called Makakaho Junction School.