Raumati, Manawatu-Whanganui Map

About Raumati, Manawatu-Whanganui

Raumati is a locality in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 292 m above sea level. It lies approximately 49 km east-northeast of Palmerston North, the regional capital. Raumati is located at 40.1908°S, 176.1463°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Raumati rests in a gentle embrace of rolling farmland, a landscape softened by the broad sweep of the Manawatu River, which meanders a short distance away. It lies 49.0 km east-north-east of Palmerston North (from Palmerston North: bearing 68°T), and is situated 4.2 km east-north-east of Dannevirke. The land here is a quilt of verdant pastures, stitched with the darker greens of scattered native bush and punctuated by the occasional stand of pine. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, a testament to the rich soil and the quiet industry that shapes the horizon. Distant, hazy outlines of the Ruahine Range provide a subtle backdrop, their slopes catching the changing hues of the sky as day gives way to dusk.

The history of Raumati is intrinsically linked to the fertile lands that surround it, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life. For generations, this locality has been a cornerstone of agricultural endeavour, particularly dairy farming, with the rich creamery butter once a celebrated product. The proximity to the Manawatu River, a vital artery for transport and irrigation in earlier times, has always been central to its development. Close by, Waihipai Domain stands as a quiet reminder of past gatherings and a place for present-day contemplation, its grounds offering a peaceful counterpoint to the ongoing agricultural pursuits that define the economic lifeblood of Raumati.

About This Raumati Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Raumati, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand at coordinates -40.19084, 176.14633. 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 Raumati.

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