Medlands, Auckland Map

About Medlands, Auckland

Medlands is a locality in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 7 m above sea level. It lies approximately 92 km north-east of Auckland, the regional capital. Medlands is located at 36.2686°S, 175.4908°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Medlands lies cradled by rolling farmland, the air carrying the distinct, briny tang of Oruawharo Bay, just a kilometre distant. It lies 88.7 km north-east of North Shore (from North Shore: bearing 48°T), and is situated 40.6 km north of Colville. The land here is a tapestry of verdant paddocks, stitched with the dark green threads of native bush and punctuated by the silver glint of distant water. The contours of the terrain are gentle, hinting at the ancient geological forces that shaped this coastal fringe, a landscape that breathes with the ebb and flow of the tides, a constant whisper of the sea even far inland. Sunlight, when it breaks through the coastal haze, washes the fields in a warm, golden hue, illuminating the dew-kissed grasses and the stoic, weathered fences that divide the properties.

Historically, Medlands has been a place shaped by the bounty of the land and the sea, its economy deeply entwined with dairy farming and the quiet hum of agricultural life. Generations have worked these soils, their labours etched into the very character of the place, a testament to resilience and a deep connection to the earth. While the Wairahi River flows a considerable distance away, the proximity to Oruawharo Bay has always been a subtle but significant influence, a reminder of the broader waterways that connect this locale to the wider world. The distant, rugged silhouette of The Hogs Back ridge on the horizon serves as a constant, silent sentinel, a reminder of the grander geological formations that define the region, while the nearby Cape Barrier, a beacon of sorts, hints at the maritime heritage that has always been a part of Medlands' story.

About This Medlands Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Medlands, Auckland, New Zealand at coordinates -36.2686, 175.49084. Use the Map and Satellite buttons to switch views, the plus and minus buttons to zoom, and Fullscreen to fill the screen.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map with four things the embedded map cannot do. It searches OpenStreetMap for any New Zealand town, suburb or landmark by name. It offers LINZ topographic maps as a base layer — the official Topo250 and Topo50 sheets, switching scale automatically as you zoom, and the standard reference for tramping, hunting and back-country travel. It offers LINZ aerial imagery down to 5cm resolution in urban areas. And it can take a single GPS fix from your device and report your position as both an NZTM2000 grid reference and plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what New Zealand search and rescue services work from. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map itself cannot load.

My Location & Navigate starts the vector-tile navigator: live turn-by-turn driving directions from your current position to any destination, with spoken guidance, lane hints and automatic re-routing.

Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time New Zealand and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorial description provides background on Medlands.

Medlands sits within the Auckland Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Medlands is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.