Motukaraka, Northland Map

About Motukaraka, Northland

Motukaraka is a locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 3 m above sea level. It lies approximately 85 km west-northwest of Whangarei, the regional capital. Motukaraka is located at 35.3667°S, 173.5000°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Motukaraka breathes with the muted colours of the Northland coast, its landscape a gentle embrace of rolling farmland that slopes towards the distant whisper of the sea. It lies 84.9 km west-north-west of Whangarei (from Whangarei: bearing 298°T), and is situated 4.0 km north of Rawene. The air here carries a perpetual, faint tang of salt, even miles inland, a testament to its proximity to The Narrows, a watery artery that connects the land to the wider ocean. Native bush, a dense tapestry of greens, carpets the undulating hills, and the winding Tapuwae River, a silver thread, carves its patient path through the country, feeding the rich soil that defines the region. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, falls in soft, diffused shafts, illuminating the dew-kissed paddocks and the weathered timber of farm buildings.

The economic lifeblood of Motukaraka has long been tied to the bounty of the land and the sea. Dairy farming is a prominent feature, with contented herds dotting the verdant pastures, their milk contributing to the region’s reputation for quality dairy products. Closer to the coast, fishing boats, small but sturdy, ply the waters of The Narrows, bringing in their daily catch, a vital part of the local economy and sustenance. Echoes of a more distant past linger, a sense of history woven into the very fabric of the place, with the nearby Clendon House circa 1860 standing as a silent sentinel to earlier times, a reminder of the pioneers who shaped this corner of New Zealand. The rhythm of life in Motukaraka is one of quiet industry, a steady, unhurried pace dictated by the seasons and the tides.

About This Motukaraka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Motukaraka, Northland, New Zealand at coordinates -35.36667, 173.5. 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 Motukaraka.

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