Orautoha is a valley and rural community in the Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
Bill McNie was the original settler of the valley. McNie built a house in the valley in 1924, using newspaper as wallpaper. It later became workers' accommodation and then shearers' housing after his death in 1961, before being renovated into a rural bach his grand-nephew.[1] The bach, on an active beef and sheep farm, was voted one of the best in the country in 2017.[2]
The area currently consists of several farms on rugged land, with residents having to face regular electrical outages.[3]
Orautoha School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[4] with a roll of 47 as of February 2024.[5]
In 2019, students from the school helped plant a new walkway along Makotuku River.[6]
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39°19′48″S 175°13′59″E / 39.329932°S 175.233141°E / -39.329932; 175.233141
