Kaka Point, Otago Map

About Kaka Point, Otago

Kaka Point is a locality in the Otago Region of New Zealand. It is a small community with a population of 150. It sits at an elevation of around 16 m above sea level. It lies approximately 79 km south-west of Dunedin, the regional capital. Kaka Point is located at 46.3833°S, 169.7833°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Kaka Point unfurls along the South Otago coast, a place where the land slopes gently towards the sea, its contours etched by wind and water. It lies 79.3 km south-west of Dunedin (from Dunedin: bearing 224°T), and is situated 13.1 km south-south-west of Kaitangata. Rolling farmland, a tapestry of greens and golds under the wide southern sky, gives way to pockets of native bush, its dense canopy a darker, richer hue. The air here carries a perpetual tang of salt, a constant reminder of the proximity to Willsher Bay, some two kilometres distant, where the ceaseless rhythm of the ocean shapes the shore. The Puerua River, a slender thread of freshwater, meanders through the lower-lying land, its banks often fringed with reeds and the hardy vegetation that thrives in this coastal environment.

The history of Kaka Point is interwoven with the hardy souls who first settled this stretch of coastline, drawn by the promise of the land and the bounty of the sea. Early endeavours often centred on farming, with sheep and beef grazing the verdant pastures, their presence a quiet hum against the backdrop of the natural world. While fishing has always been a part of life here, and the distant murmur of the waves at Willsher Bay hints at that enduring connection, the local economy today also embraces tourism, drawing visitors who seek the raw beauty and tranquil pace of Kaka Point. The landscape, though not dominated by towering peaks, offers vistas that speak of resilience, with the distant Rata Range forming a subtle, hazy horizon against the vast expanse of the sky.

About This Kaka Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kaka Point, Otago, New Zealand at coordinates -46.38333, 169.78333. 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 Kaka Point.

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