Waimana, Bay of Plenty Map

About Waimana, Bay of Plenty

Waimana is a locality in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. It is a small community with a population of 709. It sits at an elevation of around 47 m above sea level. It lies approximately 23 km south-southeast of Whakatane, the regional capital. Waimana is located at 38.1500°S, 177.0833°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a rural settlement.

Waimana lies cradled by undulating hills, their slopes often cloaked in the rich greens of pasture and the darker, deeper hues of native bush. It lies 73.3 km east of Rotorua (from Rotorua: bearing 91°T), and is situated 10.9 km south-south-east of Taneatua. The land here is sculpted by the Nukuhou River, a vital artery that winds its way through the valley, its waters reflecting the broad, ever-changing sky. In the distance, the Ikawhenua Range forms a formidable, hazy backdrop, its peaks often softened by the ambient light. The air itself carries a certain stillness, a quietude broken only by the calls of birds and the gentle murmur of the river, a subtle perfume of damp earth and distant blossoms often clinging to the breeze.

The history of Waimana is deeply intertwined with the land, a narrative of cultivation and resourcefulness. For generations, the valley has sustained a local economy built on the sturdy foundations of dairy farming, the rich volcanic soil yielding abundant pastures. Interspersed with the rolling fields, pockets of forestry speak to a more recent chapter of industry, the scent of pine sometimes drifting on the wind. This is a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a rhythm that has shaped the character of Waimana and its inhabitants, fostering a quiet resilience and a deep connection to the surrounding natural world.

About This Waimana Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waimana, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand at coordinates -38.15, 177.08333. 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 Waimana.

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