Moeraki, Otago Map

About Moeraki, Otago

Moeraki is a locality in the Otago Region of New Zealand. It is a small community with a population of 108. It sits at an elevation of around 70 m above sea level. It lies approximately 62 km north-northeast of Dunedin, the regional capital. Moeraki is located at 45.3667°S, 170.8500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Moeraki rests on a gentle rise, its buildings oriented towards the vast expanse of the Pacific. It lies 62.5 km north-north-east of Dunedin (from Dunedin: bearing 26°T), and is situated 29.2 km north-north-east of Waikouaiti. The land here is a tapestry of cultivated fields, where the deep green of pasture rolls towards the distant, hazy blue of the coastline, approximately two kilometres away. The air carries the faint, crisp tang of salt, a constant reminder of the ocean's proximity, and the land itself, a fertile loam, seems to hold the warmth of the sun long after dusk.

The history of Moeraki is as deeply etched as the lines on an old fisherman's face, a narrative woven with the threads of whaling, sealing, and the enduring rhythm of the sea. For generations, the local economy has been shaped by the ocean's bounty, with fishing fleets returning to harbour, their catches destined for local markets and beyond. The River Ouse, a modest artery, flows nearby, its waters eventually merging with the larger currents, mirroring the town's own connection to the wider world. The rolling hills that cradle Moeraki, part of the broader landscape approaching One Tree Ridge, have long been home to hardy sheep and beef farming, a practice that colours the very character of the region.

About This Moeraki Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moeraki, Otago, New Zealand at coordinates -45.36667, 170.85. 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 Moeraki.

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