Waimamaku, Northland Map

About Waimamaku, Northland

Waimamaku is a locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 47 m above sea level. It lies approximately 79 km west-northwest of Whangarei, the regional capital. Waimamaku is located at 35.5563°S, 173.4782°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Waimamaku rests in a verdant hollow, a place where the land folds inwards, cradling a quiet existence. It lies 78.9 km west-north-west of Whangarei (from Whangarei: bearing 284°T), and is situated 17.3 km south of Rawene. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep, saturated greens of native bush, press in on all sides, their slopes softened by the persistent Northland humidity. The air here carries a subtle dampness, a constant reminder of the nearby Waimamakau River, whose meandering course is the lifeblood of this valley. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of the Waima Forest, casting dappled patterns on the rich, dark earth, and the distant murmur of water is an ever-present soundtrack. Even though Waimamaku is some distance inland, the scent of salt from the Hokianga Harbour, a mere ten kilometres away, occasionally drifts on the breeze, a whisper of the wider ocean.

The history of Waimamaku is written in the rich soil and the enduring spirit of its people, a story woven from the threads of dairy farming and the quiet bounty of the land. For generations, families have worked these fertile pastures, their lives dictated by the rhythm of the seasons and the needs of their herds. The Waimamakau River, a vital artery for irrigation and transport in days gone by, still flows with a gentle persistence, mirroring the unhurried pace of life in Waimamaku. While the open coastline of the Tasman Sea is a seven-kilometre journey from this inland haven, the echoes of early explorers and the enduring connection to the land are palpable, a quiet testament to the enduring strength of this Northland locality.

About This Waimamaku Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waimamaku, Northland, New Zealand at coordinates -35.55629, 173.47824. 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 Waimamaku.

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