Waiohiki, Hawke's Bay Map

About Waiohiki, Hawke's Bay

Waiohiki is a locality in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 15 m above sea level. It lies approximately 12 km south-west of Napier, the regional capital. Waiohiki is located at 39.5667°S, 176.8167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Waiohiki lies cradled by the rolling green hills of Hawke's Bay, where the landscape softens into fertile plains that eventually reach towards the distant sparkle of the Inner Harbour. It lies 8.4 km north-north-west of Hastings (from Hastings: bearing 341°T), and is situated 11.6 km south-west of Napier. The air here often carries the subtle, earthy scent of well-tilled soil, a testament to the agricultural bounty that defines the region. Streams, fed by the occasional rain and the steady flow of the Ngaruroro River a few kilometres away, weave through the paddocks, their banks fringed with hardy native grasses and the occasional cluster of poplar. To the west, the lower slopes of the Kohinurau Range begin to rise, their contours softened by distance and the prevailing light.

This land has long been a place of sustenance, its history interwoven with the rhythms of the seasons and the dedication of its people. While the Ngaruroro River has historically shaped the land and its inhabitants, Waiohiki's present-day economy is largely rooted in the careful cultivation of its rich soil, with horticulture – particularly the growing of kiwifruit and apples – forming a significant part of its character. The proximity to Te Roto Kare, a tranquil lake just a couple of kilometres distant, offers a quiet counterpoint to the productive energy of the orchards, a place for reflection amidst the ongoing enterprise. The echoes of earlier inhabitants are subtly present, a quiet reminder of the enduring connection between people and this particular stretch of country.

About This Waiohiki Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waiohiki, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand at coordinates -39.56667, 176.81667. 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 Waiohiki.

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