Waimatenui, Northland Map

About Waimatenui, Northland

Waimatenui is a locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 313 m above sea level. It lies approximately 56 km west-northwest of Whangarei, the regional capital. Waimatenui is located at 35.6167°S, 173.7167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Waimatenui rests in a broad, fertile basin, where the land gently unfurls towards the distant, hazy slopes of the Tutamoe Range. It lies 56.3 km west-north-west of Whangarei (from Whangarei: bearing 283°T), and is situated 25.4 km south-south-west of Kaikohe. Rolling hills, carpeted in a patchwork of emerald pasture and the deeper, richer green of native bush, define the immediate landscape. The air here carries a subtle, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and sun-warmed grass, and in the early morning, a fine mist often settles in the hollows, softening the edges of the world. The Mangakahia River, a ribbon of cool, brown water, meanders through the valley floor, its presence a constant, murmuring hum beneath the wider quietude.

The heart of Waimatenui beats to the steady rhythm of dairy farming, a tradition deeply ingrained in the local economy and the very texture of life. Generations have worked this rich soil, coaxing sustenance from the land, their efforts visible in the well-maintained fences and the contented lowing of cattle. Nearby, the Marlborough Forest offers a different kind of green, a dense expanse of pine and native trees that provides timber and a sanctuary for native birdsong. The Waoku Coach Road Track, a remnant of earlier journeys, hints at the passage of travellers and the slow unfolding of history in this inland pocket of Northland, a place where the past is not so much forgotten as it is quietly absorbed into the enduring character of the land.

About This Waimatenui Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waimatenui, Northland, New Zealand at coordinates -35.61667, 173.71667. 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 Waimatenui.

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