Tututawa

Tututawa is a locality and rural centre in east Taranaki, New Zealand, east of Stratford, with a population of approximately 70. The settlement is centred south of Ohura Road (State Highway 43), at the intersection of Mangaotuku Road and Tututawa Road. Positioned approximately above sea level, Tututawa is nestled in a valley amongst high sandstone and greywacke ridgelines. Within the area are the historic localities of Tewheniwheni, Mangaehu and Tawhiwhi.

==Geography== left|thumb|225px|Looking south to Tututawa from the Tututawa Saddle, with Tututawa trig to the left, and Waitiri trig in the distance. right|thumb|250px|Looking south-east to Tututawa from the Mangaotuku trig. Mangaotuku Stream and Mangaotuku Road run left to right to the Mangaehu River bridge. Tututawa Stream and Tututawa Road meet the Mangaotuku amidst the willows, and the bush-clad Tututawa trig towers above in the background. The valley is entered from the north via the Tututawa Saddle and Mangaotuku Road, which follows the meandering Mangaotuku Stream. At Tututawa the Tututawa Stream feeds into the Mangaotuku Stream, and the Mangaotuku meets the Mangaehu Stream. Similarly Tututawa Road, which runs along the Tututawa Stream valley, meets Mangaotuku Road, and Mangaotuku Road meets Mangaehu Road. The valley is surrounded by four high peaks; the Mangaotuku trig (365 m alt.) to the west, Popuanui (443m) to the east, Tututawa (451m) to the south-east and Waitiri (490m) to the south.