Mangateparu is a farming service community located close to the west bank of the Piako River, eight kilometres north of Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It has a population of about 400 people. The local school was forced to close in 2004. The name comes from the Māori words "manga", stream; "te", the; and "paru", muddy or deep. The community of Tauhei is located a short distance away to the west. Education Tauhei Combined School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of . References Populated places in Waikato Matamata-Piako District