Kamahi, Southland Map

About Kamahi, Southland

Kamahi is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 76 m above sea level. It lies approximately 29 km east-northeast of Invercargill, the regional capital. Kamahi is located at 46.3333°S, 168.7167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Kamahi lies cradled by the Southland plains, a landscape of broad, sweeping vistas where the land rolls gently towards the distant, hazy shapes of the Forest Range. It lies 29.1 km east-north-east of Invercargill (from Invercargill: bearing 75°T), and is situated 5.4 km west-south-west of Edendale. The soil here is a rich, dark loam, testament to generations of cultivation, and the air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and damp grass, particularly after a soft rain. In summer, the paddocks are a vibrant tapestry of green, punctuated by the stark white of sheep and the occasional bold splash of crimson clover. The Waihopai River, a ribbon of grey-brown water, threads its way through the flatter expanses, its presence marked by the denser stands of native bush, such as the Mararua Bush, that cling to its banks, offering a cool, shaded respite from the open sky.

The history of Kamahi is deeply entwined with the agricultural pioneering spirit of the region, its economy built primarily on the sturdy foundations of dairy and sheep farming. Generations of families have worked this land, their lives shaped by the seasons and the demands of the livestock. While the broader Southland is known for its rugged mountain ranges and dramatic coastlines, Kamahi offers a quieter, more pastoral narrative, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the milking sheds and the shearing season. The nearby Seaward Downs Reserve hints at a longer, wilder past, a protected pocket of the original landscape that stands in gentle contrast to the neatly organised farmland. Travellers passing through Kamahi often remark on the profound sense of stillness, a quietude that speaks of a community deeply connected to the land it inhabits.

About This Kamahi Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kamahi, Southland, New Zealand at coordinates -46.33333, 168.71667. 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 Kamahi.

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