Waitōtara is a town in South Taranaki, New Zealand. Waverley is 10 km to the north-west, and Whanganui is 34 km to the south-east. State Highway 3 passes through it. The Waitōtara River flows past the
Site of the Waitōtara Redoubt, built during the Second Taranaki War (shown in 1948).