Waverley, Southland Map

About Waverley, Southland

Waverley is a locality in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 9 m above sea level. It lies approximately 3 km north-east of Invercargill, the regional capital. Waverley is located at 46.3884°S, 168.3801°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Waverley rests in a landscape of gentle undulations, where the rich, dark earth of Southland begins its slow, patient surrender towards the distant whisper of the coast. It lies 2.6 km east-north-east of Invercargill (from Invercargill: bearing 61°T), and is situated 1.5 km east of Rosedale. The land here is a mosaic of emerald pastures, neatly delineated by stoic wire fences, and the occasional dark smudge of native bush clinging to the shallower slopes. The air carries a clean, cool scent, hinting at the proximity of the New River Estuary, though its presence is felt more as a subtle humidity than a direct visual offering. The Waihopai River, a ribbon of silver, threads its way through the surrounding farmland, its steady flow a constant companion to the quiet agricultural heart of the region. The quality of light, especially in the late afternoon, is a soft, diffused gold, painting the fields with a mellow luminescence that seems to absorb all harshness.

The economic sinews of Waverley are deeply entwined with the land, primarily through dairy farming, the contented lowing of cattle a familiar soundscape. Sheep and beef also contribute to the agricultural tapestry, their presence a testament to generations of cultivation. While the open coastline lies some eleven kilometres to the east, its influence is a subtle undercurrent, a reminder of the vastness beyond the rolling hills. The Waihopai Embankment Walkway, a kilometre distant, offers a gentle invitation to trace the river's course, a place where the echoes of past travellers might still be heard on the breeze. This locality, far from the imposing shadow of Heale Ridge, cultivates a quiet prosperity, a grounded existence built on the enduring bounty of the earth.

About This Waverley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waverley, Southland, New Zealand at coordinates -46.38841, 168.38009. 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 Waverley.

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