Pukehina, Bay of Plenty Map

About Pukehina, Bay of Plenty

Pukehina is a locality in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 10 m above sea level. It lies approximately 43 km west-northwest of Whakatane, the regional capital. Pukehina is located at 37.8167°S, 176.5333°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Pukehina’s landscape unfolds with a gentle, earthy cadence, a mosaic of cultivated fields and native bush that hums with the quiet industry of the land. It lies 35.4 km east-south-east of Tauranga (from Tauranga: bearing 114°T), and is situated 9.2 km south-east of Maketu. Rolling farmland, a tapestry of verdant greens and golden hues depending on the season, gives way to denser stands of trees, their leaves rustling a constant, whispered conversation with the breeze. The air here carries a subtle salinity, a whisper of the distant Bay of Plenty, and a faint, sweet aroma of ripening kiwifruit from the neighbouring orchards. The Pongakawa River, a modest ribbon of water, meanders through the terrain, its banks often fringed with reeds and the occasional flash of a kingfisher.

The history of Pukehina is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring agricultural spirit of its people. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, primarily through the cultivation of kiwifruit and other horticultural produce, forming the backbone of its local economy. This rural heart beats steadily, a testament to the resilience and foresight of those who have worked this soil. While the Pukehina Redoubt stands as a silent sentinel to past conflicts, the present day is defined by the quiet hum of tractors and the steady rhythm of harvest. The nearby coastline, though a short distance away, imbues the very atmosphere with a sense of openness and vastness, a reminder of the wider world beyond these fertile fields, drawing a subtle connection to the broader Bay of Plenty region.

About This Pukehina Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pukehina, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand at coordinates -37.81667, 176.53333. 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 Pukehina.

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