Raukokore, Bay of Plenty Map

About Raukokore, Bay of Plenty

Raukokore is a locality in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 70 m above sea level. It lies approximately 86 km east-northeast of Whakatane, the regional capital. Raukokore is located at 37.6500°S, 177.8833°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Raukokore rests in a gentle embrace of the East Cape, where rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of emerald farmland and the darker hues of native bush, slope towards the distant shimmer of Papatea Bay. It lies 112.1 km north of Gisborne (from Gisborne: bearing 355°T), and is situated 37.1 km west of Hicks Bay. The air here carries the clean scent of earth and sea, a subtle perfume that hints at the proximity of the coast, though the land itself rises and falls in quiet undulations, sculpted by ancient forces. The Raukokore River, a ribbon of silver, winds its way through the landscape, its murmur a constant, soft counterpoint to the rustle of leaves and the occasional bleating of sheep on the slopes. Sunlight, when it breaks through the coastal mist, paints the scene in luminous washes, deepening the greens of the pasture and casting long, dancing shadows from the trees that fringe the valleys.

The history of Raukokore is a quiet one, deeply rooted in the land and the sea. For generations, the local economy has been sustained by the bounty of the surrounding pastures and the fishing grounds of Papatea Bay, a tradition that continues to shape the rhythm of life. While not a hub of grand industry, Raukokore possesses a distinctive character, a sense of unhurried existence that allows the subtle shifts of light and season to hold sway. It is a place where the vastness of the Raukumara Range, a brooding presence on the horizon, and the ever-present whisper of the ocean combine to create a unique sense of place, a quiet corner where the land and its people have found a harmonious accord.

About This Raukokore Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Raukokore, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand at coordinates -37.65, 177.88333. 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.

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