Ōwhata

Ōwhata
Coordinates: 38°08′02″S 176°17′46″E / 38.134°S 176.296°E / -38.134; 176.296
CountryNew Zealand
CityRotorua
Local authorityRotorua Lakes Council
Electoral wardTe Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
Area
  Land584 ha (1,443 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)
  Total
6,720
(Lake Rotorua) Holdens Bay
(Ōwhatiura Bay)
Ōwhata
Ngāpuna Lynmore

Ōwhata is a semi-rural suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island.

In 2015, it had the highest house sales of any suburb in Rotorua.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of the elevated stage" for Ōwhata.