Karewarewa, Manawatu-Whanganui Map

About Karewarewa, Manawatu-Whanganui

Karewarewa is a locality in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 547 m above sea level. It lies approximately 62 km north-northeast of Palmerston North, the regional capital. Karewarewa is located at 39.8667°S, 175.9500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Karewarewa rests in a landscape shaped by the patient artistry of water and earth. It lies 61.6 km north-north-east of Palmerston North (from Palmerston North: bearing 28°T), and is situated 24.7 km south-south-east of Taihape. The land here unfolds in a series of gentle slopes and shallow valleys, a verdant tapestry woven from pasture and the occasional clump of native bush. The air, carrying the scent of damp soil and growing things, often holds a stillness broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the low hum of unseen machinery. To the west, the land rises towards the more rugged contours of the Whanahuia Range, a subtle but constant presence on the horizon, while the fertile plains stretch out towards the distant Mangawharariki River, a vital artery in this agricultural heartland.

This is a place where the land’s bounty has long dictated the rhythm of life. Karewarewa’s economy is deeply rooted in the rich soil, with dairy farming forming the backbone of its prosperity, the morning mist often clinging to the dew-kissed paddocks where Friesians graze. The legacy of earlier settlers, who carved lives from this country, is etched into the orderly lines of fences and the sturdy farmhouses that dot the landscape. While the C.L. Pemberton Memorial Reserve offers a quiet space for reflection, the true spirit of Karewarewa resides in its working farms and the resilient community that sustains them, a testament to enduring connection with the land.

About This Karewarewa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Karewarewa, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand at coordinates -39.86667, 175.95. 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 Karewarewa.

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