Ko Kaitieke he nohanga o te takiwā o Manawatū-Whanganui. E ai ki Toitū Te Whenua, he nohanga (he 'locality' rānei ki te reo Pākehā) he wāhi e nohoia ana e te tangata, engari kāore anō kia tae te taupori ki te nui e taea ai te kī he tāone tonu taua wāhi rā.
Ko te takiwā o Manawatū-Whanganui kei te rāwhiti o Te Ika-a-Māui; ko Te Papa-i-oea te tāone nui.