Otaika (Māori: Ōtaika) is a village 7 km to the south of Whangārei in Northland, New Zealand. The Otaika Stream runs from the north west, through the area, and into the Whangārei Harbour. State Highway 1 runs through the locality. The hill Tikorangi (with a summit 161 m above sea level) lies to the South. Tikorangi is a source of limestone for Portland Cement. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of lying in a heap" for Ōtāika.