Mangawhai, Northland Map

About Mangawhai, Northland

Mangawhai is a locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It has a population of approximately 1,370. It sits at an elevation of around 40 m above sea level. It lies approximately 48 km south-southeast of Whangarei, the regional capital. Mangawhai is located at 36.1167°S, 174.5667°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a small urban area.

Mangawhai is a place where the land gently slopes towards the embrace of the sea, though its immediate presence is felt more as an exhaled breath of salt than a roaring vista. It lies 48.1 km south-south-east of Whangarei (from Whangarei: bearing 153°T), and is situated 3.2 km south of Mangawhai Heads. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, dominate the immediate landscape, their verdant hues often punctuated by the darker green of Mangawhai Forest, a dense canopy that offers a cool respite. The air here carries a subtle humidity, a reminder of the proximity to the coast, and the sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a buttery quality, painting the farmland and scattered dwellings in warm, honeyed tones. The terrain is a mosaic of pasture and bush, crisscrossed by the faint tracery of fences, a quiet testament to the human hand shaping the natural contours of the earth.

The history of Mangawhai is deeply entwined with the rhythms of its agricultural heart and the distant pull of the ocean. Dairy farming has long been a cornerstone of the local economy, its gentle bovine presence a familiar sight across the undulating fields, while the surrounding forests hint at past logging endeavours. Though Mangawhai Harbour lies a few kilometres distant, its influence is palpable, shaping the climate and the leisurely pace of life that draws visitors and residents alike. The Brynderwyn Walkway offers a chance to traverse this characterful landscape, allowing for a more intimate acquaintance with the native bush and the quietude of the countryside, an invitation to discover the subtle charms that define this coastal Northland locality.

About This Mangawhai Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mangawhai, Northland, New Zealand at coordinates -36.11667, 174.56667. 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 Mangawhai.

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