Riverton/Aparima, Southland Map

About Riverton/Aparima, Southland

Riverton/Aparima is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 2 m above sea level. It lies approximately 27 km west-northwest of Invercargill, the regional capital. Riverton/Aparima is located at 46.3484°S, 168.0101°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Riverton/Aparima rests on a landscape shaped by the restless sea and the patient earth, a place where the land gently slopes towards the shimmering expanse of Taramea Bay. It lies 26.7 km west-north-west of Invercargill (from Invercargill: bearing 282°T), and is situated 0.5 km west-north-west of Riverton. The air carries the faint, briny tang of the ocean, a constant reminder of its proximity, even as the rolling hills, softened by a verdant cloak of pasture and scattered stands of native bush, cradle the settlement. The Aparima River, a ribbon of silver, winds its way through the terrain, a vital artery that has nourished this land for millennia, its waters reflecting the wide, often dramatic Southland sky.

The history of Riverton/Aparima is deeply entwined with the ebb and flow of its coastal setting and the bounty of the land. For generations, the local economy has drawn sustenance from the rich dairy pastures that stretch inland and the seasonal fishing that has sustained its people, a testament to the enduring relationship between human endeavour and the natural world. The echoes of early settlers, their lives carved out against the backdrop of this rugged coast, seem to linger in the sturdy architecture and the quiet dignity of the community. Today, Riverton/Aparima continues to embrace its heritage, a place where the rhythm of daily life moves with a gentle, unhurried grace, a subtle counterpoint to the vastness of the ocean just a kilometre away.

About This Riverton/Aparima Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Riverton/Aparima, Southland, New Zealand at coordinates -46.34842, 168.01008. 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.

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