Waima, Northland Map

About Waima, Northland

Waima is a locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 32 m above sea level. It lies approximately 72 km west-northwest of Whangarei, the regional capital. Waima is located at 35.4833°S, 173.5833°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Waima rests within a landscape of rolling, verdant hills, their slopes often softened by a haze of mist in the early morning light. It lies 72.4 km west-north-west of Whangarei (from Whangarei: bearing 292°T), and is situated 11.6 km south-east of Rawene. The land here is a tapestry of rich, dark soil, punctuated by the darker green of native bush that clings to the steeper inclines, contrasting with the lighter hues of pasture. The air itself often carries the damp, earthy scent of the soil and the distant, faint perfume of the Waima Forest, a substantial patch of native trees that lies a few kilometres to the north. The Waima River, a vital artery for the region, flows with a steady, unhurried current a short distance away, its banks often fringed with reeds and the occasional willow.

The economic heart of Waima has long beaten to the rhythm of the land, primarily sustained by dairy farming, where the rich pastures yield their creamy bounty. This agricultural foundation is deeply entwined with the history of the region, a story of early settlers carving out livelihoods from the bush and the undulating terrain. The Waoku Coach Road Track, a reminder of earlier journeys and connections, whispers of a time when the land was traversed by horse and carriage. While the immediate vicinity is inland, the influence of the broader Northland landscape, with its characteristic subtropical flora and the enduring presence of Maori heritage, shapes the character of Waima. The nearby Takapuna Pa, a historic Māori settlement site, stands as a silent sentinel to generations who have called this place home.

About This Waima Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waima, Northland, New Zealand at coordinates -35.48333, 173.58333. 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 Waima.

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