Koputaroa
Koputaroa or Kōputaroa is a rural community in the Horowhenua District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is located south of Shannon and north of Levin on State Highway 57.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long snare for catching parakeets" for Kōputaroa.
The local Kererū Marae and Mahinārangi meeting house are a meeting place of the Ngāti Raukawa hapū of Ngāti Takihiku and Ngāti Ngārongo.Education
Koputaroa School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, established in 1891. The school roll is as of.
