Mount Taupiri is a sacred mountain and burial place[1] for the Tainui Māori People based in the Waikato in the town of Taupiri. Taupiri is a small township on State Highway 1 and the Waikato River north of the town of Ngaruawahia and south of Huntly in the Waikato Region. The Mount Taupiri burial place is to the north of the township and directly above the highway and 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.