Kaimata, Taranaki Map

About Kaimata, Taranaki

Kaimata is a locality in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 162 m above sea level. It lies approximately 22 km east-southeast of New Plymouth, the regional capital. Kaimata is located at 39.1667°S, 174.3000°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Kaimata rests inland, its landscape a gentle testament to the Taranaki region's fertile embrace. It lies 21.7 km east-south-east of New Plymouth (from New Plymouth: bearing 121°T), and is situated 10.4 km east of Inglewood. The land here is a tapestry of dairy pastures, unfurling in broad, verdant swathes punctuated by the darker greens of native bush clinging to the low, rolling hills that define the immediate terrain. The air carries a clean, earthy scent, particularly after a rainfall, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a soft, diffused quality that lends a quiet dignity to the fields and farm tracks. The Manganui River, a ribbon of clear water, meanders through the vicinity, its presence a subtle but constant murmur in the background, feeding the rich soil that sustains the surrounding agricultural endeavours.

The history of Kaimata is deeply entwined with the cultivation of the land, a story told in the sturdy farmhouses and the enduring rhythm of the dairy industry that forms the backbone of its economy. For generations, this locality has been a producer of milk, its prosperity built upon the rich volcanic soils that characterise much of Taranaki. While the coastline lies a considerable distance away, its influence is felt indirectly, a reminder of the broader agricultural bounty of the region. The nearby Lake Ratapiko offers a tranquil counterpoint to the working farms, a place where the landscape might pause, reflecting the sky in its still waters, a quiet invitation to contemplation away from the ceaseless activity of the dairies.

About This Kaimata Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kaimata, Taranaki, New Zealand at coordinates -39.16667, 174.3. 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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Kaimata sits within the Taranaki Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Kaimata is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.