Tawiti, Northland Map

About Tawiti, Northland

Tawiti is a locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 38 m above sea level. It lies approximately 50 km south of Whangarei, the regional capital. Tawiti is located at 36.1833°S, 174.3500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Tawiti rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins its slow, deliberate roll towards the distant murmur of the sea. It lies 50.3 km south of Whangarei (from Whangarei: bearing 177°T), and is situated 9.4 km south of Maungaturoto. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of flowering gorse that clings to the undulating hillsides. Patches of native bush, a darker, richer green, punctuate the cultivated paddocks, their shadows deepening as the afternoon sun angles lower. The Otamatea River, a ribbon of silver, winds its way through the valley, its presence marked by the lushness of the banks and the occasional flash of kingfisher blue. Even the sky seems different here, a vast, expansive canvas where clouds drift with a languid grace, hinting at the proximity of the open ocean.

The lifeblood of Tawiti has long been tied to the land, a heritage evident in the sturdy farmhouses and the steady rhythm of dairy herds that punctuate the landscape. This coastal fringe, though some kilometres from the crashing waves of the open ocean, draws sustenance from the proximity, the tides of The Funnel influencing the local rhythms. Historically, the region’s fertile soil has supported generations of farmers, their efforts etched into the very contours of the hills. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the quiet hum of small-scale horticulture, particularly the cultivation of kiwifruit, has added a modern layer to Tawiti’s economy, a subtle diversification that speaks of a forward-looking resilience. Travellers often remark on the unhurried pace, a sense of calm that pervades the local shops and the few quiet roads, a gentle counterpoint to the wilder beauty of the Northland coast.

About This Tawiti Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tawiti, Northland, New Zealand at coordinates -36.18333, 174.35. 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 Tawiti.

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