Maitahi, Northland Map

About Maitahi, Northland

Maitahi is a locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 12 m above sea level. It lies approximately 52 km west-southwest of Whangarei, the regional capital. Maitahi is located at 35.8500°S, 173.7667°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Maitahi unfolds across undulating country, where the rich, dark soil of the Northland Region yields to the gentle embrace of the surrounding landscape. It lies 52.0 km west-south-west of Whangarei (from Whangarei: bearing 255°T), and is situated 14.0 km north-west of Dargaville. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of emerald farmland and the deep, verdant green of native bush, descend towards the broad, slow-moving Kaihu River. The air here carries the faint, salty tang of the Pacific Ocean, a whisper from the coast roughly ten kilometres to the east, and on clear days, the distant glint of its vast expanse is a constant, subtle presence. The land itself feels ancient, softened by millennia of wind and rain, its contours a testament to forces that have shaped it long before human settlement.

Historically, Maitahi has been a place where the land’s bounty has dictated the pace of life. The fertile ground has long supported dairy farming, its creamy output feeding into the wider agricultural economy of the region, while the nearby Kaihu River has served as a vital artery for transport and sustenance. The presence of the Kaihu Forest, a mere eleven kilometres away, hints at a past where timber played a significant role, its shadows likely holding echoes of logging activities that once shaped the local economy. Today, while farming remains central, a subtle shift is underway, with a growing appreciation for the quiet beauty of Maitahi drawing visitors who seek a respite from the clamour of busier centres, their presence adding a new layer to the locality's enduring character.

About This Maitahi Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maitahi, Northland, New Zealand at coordinates -35.85, 173.76667. 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 Maitahi.

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