Maungaturoto is a small town in the Northland Region of New Zealand. The population was 756 in the 2013 Census, a decrease of 78 from 2006. The township is located close to the Otamatea River, an estuarial arm of the Kaipara Harbour 25 kilometres north of Wellsford and 45 kilometres south of Whangarei. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "mountain standing up in lagoons" for Maungatǖroto.
