Rangitukia, Gisborne Map

About Rangitukia, Gisborne

Rangitukia is a locality in the Gisborne Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 24 m above sea level. It lies approximately 106 km north-northeast of Gisborne, the regional capital. Rangitukia is located at 37.7667°S, 178.4500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Rangitukia lies in a landscape where the land exhales a soft, earthy scent, a prelude to the vastness of the Pacific. It lies 106.0 km north-north-east of Gisborne (from Gisborne: bearing 22°T), and is situated 22.8 km south-east of Hicks Bay. Rolling hills, cloaked in shades of emerald and ochre depending on the season, sweep down towards the shallow, meandering Poroporo River. This waterway, a silver thread in the green fabric, eventually finds its way to the coast, its freshwater mingling with the salty tang carried on the breeze from Paengaroa Bay, some sixteen kilometres distant. The air here often holds a gentle warmth, a characteristic of this eastern coastline, where the sun seems to linger a little longer each day, painting the sky in hues of rose and amber as it dips towards the horizon. Patches of native bush, dark and secretive, cling to the steeper slopes, their dense canopy a sanctuary for unseen life, while the more open country is given over to pasture, dotted with the stoic forms of grazing livestock.

The history of Rangitukia is deeply entwined with the rhythms of the land and the sea, a narrative etched into the very soil and whispered on the winds. For generations, the local economy has been shaped by the bounty of the earth and the ocean, with sheep and beef farming forming a cornerstone of its sustenance, the woolly fleeces and robust cattle a familiar sight against the verdant backdrop. The proximity to the coast, though not directly on its edge, hints at a past where fishing played a more prominent role, and the scent of salt remains a subtle but persistent presence. While modern industries have introduced new currents, the enduring spirit of Rangitukia lies in its connection to tradition, a quiet resilience that acknowledges the ebb and flow of time, much like the tides that shape the distant shores. The Raukumara Range, a distant, hazy blue presence on the western horizon, serves as a constant reminder of the grander geological forces that have sculpted this corner of Aotearoa.

About This Rangitukia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rangitukia, Gisborne, New Zealand at coordinates -37.76667, 178.45. 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 Rangitukia.

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