Grutness:
'''Moutoa''' is a rural community in the [[Horowhenua District]] and [[Manawatu-Wanganui Region]] of New Zealand's [[North Island]], on the [[Manawatu River]]. It is located [[Foxton, New Zealand|Foxton]] and [[State Highway 1]] in the west, and [[Shannon, New Zealand|Shannon]] and [[State Highway 57]] in the west.<ref name="nzhistory"></ref>
The name is [[Māori language|Māori]] for warrior (''toa'') island (''mou'').
The local Whakawehi Marae and Poutu meeting house is a meeting place for the [[Ngāti Raukawa]] [[hapū]] of [[Ngāti Whakatere (Ngāti Raukawa)|Ngāti Whakatere]].<ref name="tkmentry"></ref><ref name="maorimaps"></ref>
==References==
[[Category:Populated places in Manawatu-Wanganui]]
[[Category:Horowhenua District]]
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