Matapouri, Northland Map

About Matapouri, Northland

Matapouri is a locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 9 m above sea level. It lies approximately 24 km north-east of Whangarei, the regional capital. Matapouri is located at 35.5667°S, 174.5000°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Matapouri rests in a gentle embrace of rolling green hills that slope towards the coast, their contours softened by the persistent sea air and the dappled sunlight. It lies 24.3 km north-east of Whangarei (from Whangarei: bearing 41°T), and is situated 5.6 km north of Ngunguru. The land here is a mosaic of pastures and native bush, a vibrant tapestry where the colour of emerald grass meets the deep, cool greens of the ngahere. Though not directly on the open ocean, the proximity to WooLleys Bay imbues the atmosphere with a subtle salinity, a promise of the tides that shape the nearby coastline. The air itself carries a certain cleanness, a freshness that speaks of open spaces and the distant murmur of the sea, a constant, quiet hum beneath the everyday sounds of the locality.

The history of Matapouri is interwoven with the land's bounty, its economy once shaped by the fertile soil and the nearby waters. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been influenced by the cycles of agriculture and the steady pull of the sea. While the land still supports farming, a growing tourism sector now draws travellers seeking the quiet beauty and coastal access that Matapouri offers. The presence of the Ngunguru River a short distance away, a silvery ribbon winding through the landscape, has long been a vital artery for the region, supporting life and transport for centuries, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and their environment.

About This Matapouri Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Matapouri, Northland, New Zealand at coordinates -35.56667, 174.5. 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 Matapouri.

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