Tutira is a village to the north of Napier and is part of the Hawke's Bay Region in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier. Much of the area was surveyed by Herbert Guthrie-Smith, who farmed 60,000 acres surrounding Lake Tūtira. Guthrie-Smith, a naturalist, published the popular Tutira: the story of a New Z…Tutira is a village to the north of Napier and is part of the Hawke's Bay Region in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier. Much of the area was surveyed by Herbert Guthrie-Smith, who farmed 60,000 acres surrounding Lake Tūtira. Guthrie-Smith, a naturalist, published the popular Tutira: the story of a New Zealand sheep station in 1921. Today, a camp is run at the site of his homestead.