Pakihikura, Manawatu-Whanganui Map

About Pakihikura, Manawatu-Whanganui

Pakihikura is a locality in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 277 m above sea level. It lies approximately 48 km north of Palmerston North, the regional capital. Pakihikura is located at 39.9333°S, 175.7167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Pakihikura’s land unfolds in broad, sweeping gestures, a canvas of cultivated greens and earthy browns. It lies 47.9 km north of Palmerston North (from Palmerston North: bearing 11°T), and is situated 29.2 km south-south-west of Taihape. The country here is a gentle, rolling expanse, where the contours of the land invite the eye to follow their soft curves. Patches of native bush, a deeper, darker hue, punctuate the farmland, hinting at the wilder heart that still beats beneath the cultivated surface. The air, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries a clean, dry scent, a subtle perfume of sun-baked earth and ripening grasses. Distant hills, their summits softened by the haze of kilometres, form a muted backdrop, a reminder of the larger landscape that cradles this particular place.

The history of Pakihikura is deeply entwined with the fertile lands that sustain its economy, primarily dairy farming, where the rhythmic hum of milking machines is a constant underscore to rural life. The Rangitikei River, a vital artery of the region, lies a short distance away, its presence shaping the character of the surrounding countryside. While not a hub of bustling industry, Pakihikura thrives on the quiet productivity of its farms and the neighbouring agricultural enterprises, a testament to the enduring strength of the land. The nearby Vinegar Hill Domain offers a touch of local history and a place for quiet contemplation, a reminder of the generations who have worked and lived upon this soil.

About This Pakihikura Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pakihikura, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand at coordinates -39.93333, 175.71667. 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 Pakihikura.

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