Okiwi, Auckland Map

About Okiwi, Auckland

Okiwi 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 97 km north-east of Auckland, the regional capital. Okiwi is located at 36.1500°S, 175.4167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Okiwi breathes the quiet air of the Hauraki Gulf's edge, a place where the land gently unfurls towards the waiting sea. It lies 93.7 km north-east of North Shore (from North Shore: bearing 40°T), and is situated 55.8 km east-north-east of Leigh. Rolling hills, softened by time and cloaked in a tapestry of native bush, descend towards the coast, their slopes occasionally broken by the neat geometry of farmland. The air here carries a faint, perpetual tang of salt, a whisper from Komahunga Bay (Mona Bay), just a couple of kilometres distant, hinting at the tides that govern the rhythm of life. The afternoon light, when it filters through the leaves, often possesses a milky luminescence, lending a dreamlike quality to the landscape.

The history of Okiwi is intrinsically tied to the ebb and flow of the sea and the land's bounty. While the Wairahi River lies some distance inland, its influence, like that of the broader Hauraki Gulf, has shaped the fortunes of this coastal locale. Early endeavours likely revolved around the sea's offerings and the fertile soil, with small-scale farming forming the backbone of the local economy for generations. The proximity to the open waters, though not directly on the shore, has fostered a connection to the maritime world, a subtle undercurrent that persists. The distinctive silhouette of The Hogs Back ridge, visible in the distance, serves as a constant, ancient sentinel to the ever-changing patterns of human endeavour in Okiwi.

About This Okiwi Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Okiwi, Auckland, New Zealand at coordinates -36.15, 175.41667. 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 Okiwi.

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