Pukekoma, Otago Map

About Pukekoma, Otago

Pukekoma is a locality in the Otago Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 268 m above sea level. It lies approximately 64 km west-southwest of Dunedin, the regional capital. Pukekoma is located at 46.0833°S, 169.7333°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Pukekoma lies cradled by the undulating country of inland Otago, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 63.9 km west-south-west of Dunedin (from Dunedin: bearing 248°T), and is situated 16.8 km north of Balclutha. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of verdant pasture and the deeper greens of native bush, stretch towards the distant, hazy silhouette of the Kaihiku Ranges. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and wild grasses, particularly after a generous Otago rain, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the often-scudding clouds, possesses a particular, honeyed quality that gilds the landscape. In the flatter stretches, fields of ripening grain shimmer like molten gold, a testament to the fertile soil that underpins the region’s agricultural heart.

The story of Pukekoma is one of quiet perseverance, etched into the very character of its inhabitants and the land they tend. For generations, this locality has been shaped by the rhythms of sheep and beef farming, the woolsheds and stockyards standing as enduring symbols of this foundational industry. The fertile land, however, also lends itself to dairy, and the rich creamery butter produced here finds its way to tables far beyond the Waitahuna River’s gentle flow. While the immediate vicinity is not known for extensive forestry, the proximity of Berwick Forest suggests a broader regional engagement with timber, and the occasional rumble of logging trucks serves as a reminder of this resource. Pukekoma, though modest, possesses a distinct sense of place, a quiet dignity born from its connection to the land and the enduring spirit of its farming communities.

About This Pukekoma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pukekoma, Otago, New Zealand at coordinates -46.08333, 169.73333. 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.

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