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Mount Taupiri is a hill at the southern end of the Taupiri Range in the Waikato. The highest peak in the range, it rises to 288 metres above sea level and overlooks Taupiri township immediately to its south.
Mount Taupiri is a sacred mountain and burial ground for the Waikato tribe of the Māori people
The present-day burial ground is directly above State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk railway line on a steep slope. Parking and access is difficult, because the road and railway lie largely on land at the foot of the slope that has been reclaimed from the river. The deceased Māori kings and queen are buried in the highest part of the cemetery, on the summit where Te Putu's pā stood. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Taupiri
Notable burials:
- Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu (1931–2006), Māori Queen
- Whatumoana Paki (died 2011), husband of Te Atairangikaahu
- Billy T. James (1948–1991), comedian
- Korokī Mahuta (1906–1966), Māori King
- Tāwhiao (1822–1894), Māori King