Orakei, Auckland Map

About Orakei, Auckland

Orakei is a locality in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 1 m above sea level. It lies approximately 5 km east of Auckland, the regional capital. Orakei is located at 36.8500°S, 174.8167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Orakei unfolds across gentle slopes that have long felt the warm breath of the Hauraki Gulf, though its immediate proximity is to the sheltered waters of Okahu Bay, a mere kilometre distant. It lies 3.8 km north-north-east of Remuera (from Remuera: bearing 26°T), and is situated 4.7 km east of Auckland. The landscape here is a soft undulation, a tapestry of emerald lawns and mature trees that offer dappled shade, their leaves whispering secrets on the sea breeze. The air, particularly as the day begins to wane, carries a faint, invigorating salinity, a constant reminder of the coastal embrace that shapes this place. The light, when it catches the broad leaves of the pohutukawa trees, glows with an almost internal luminescence, casting long, dancing shadows across the well-tended gardens.

Historically, Orakei has been a place of significant cultural weight, its shores bearing witness to centuries of human connection. The local economy, while now diversified, retains echoes of its maritime past, with the nearby Okahu Bay continuing to be a hub for recreational boating and a quiet centre for those who make their living from the water. The land itself, once predominantly agricultural, has transformed, yet the character of Orakei, a thoughtful blend of established neighbourhoods and modern living, remains. Pakanoa Point, just a kilometre away, offers a vantage point that has surely inspired contemplation for generations, overlooking the shimmering expanse of the bay and the distant, hazy outline of the Puke Range on the horizon.

About This Orakei Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Orakei, Auckland, New Zealand at coordinates -36.85, 174.81667. 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 Orakei.

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