Penrose, Auckland Map

About Penrose, Auckland

Penrose is a locality in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is a small community with a population of 970. It sits at an elevation of around 30 m above sea level. It lies approximately 9 km south-southeast of Auckland, the regional capital. Penrose is located at 36.9167°S, 174.8167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a rural settlement.

Penrose lies on a broad, gently sloping plain, a landscape shaped by ancient volcanic forces and softened by centuries of rain. It lies 4.4 km south-south-east of Remuera (from Remuera: bearing 158°T), and is situated 8.9 km south-south-east of Auckland. The land here is mostly level, a fertile expanse that stretches towards the distant, hazy outlines of the Waitakere Ranges to the west, their dark green mass a constant, quiet presence on the horizon. Though not directly on the coast, the air carries a subtle, briny tang, a whisper of the Panmure Basin that lies a few kilometres to the east, its tidal waters reflecting the ever-changing Auckland sky. The soil, a rich, dark loam, readily yields to cultivation, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a honeyed quality, slanting across the suburban rooftops and illuminating the scattered pockets of native bush that still cling to the land.

Historically, Penrose has been a place of industry and agricultural endeavour, its proximity to the Tamaki River and the broader harbour access influencing its development. For generations, the land supported dairy farms, their emerald pastures a familiar sight, and the echoes of that agricultural past still resonate in the quiet mornings. More recently, the area has become a hub for light manufacturing and logistics, its strategic position within the Auckland conurbation drawing businesses that benefit from efficient transport links. This economic evolution has given Penrose a distinct character, a blend of the enduring rural ethos and the bustling energy of a modern commercial centre, where the clatter of machinery can sometimes be heard mingling with the distant hum of city traffic.

About This Penrose Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand at coordinates -36.91667, 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 Penrose.

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