Maungatautari is a mountain ( while usually known as Maungatautari, is called Mount Maungatautari where necessary), rural community and ecological area near Cambridge in the Waikato region in New Zealand's central North Island. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "mountain of the upright stick" for Maungatautari. Waniwani Pā is also a traditional meeting ground for the Ngāti Korokī Kahukura hapū of Ngāti Waihoro.