Kaimiro, Taranaki Map

About Kaimiro, Taranaki

Kaimiro is a locality in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 342 m above sea level. It lies approximately 16 km south-southeast of New Plymouth, the regional capital. Kaimiro is located at 39.2000°S, 174.1500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Kaimiro rests in a landscape shaped by the patient work of water and earth, where the land swells and recedes in a soft, green undulation. It lies 15.9 km south-south-east of New Plymouth (from New Plymouth: bearing 159°T), and is situated 14.8 km south-south-east of Vogeltown. Rolling farmland, a patchwork of rich browns and vibrant greens, stretches towards the distant, serrated line of The Razorback, its peaks catching the pale Taranaki light. Here, the air carries the clean scent of damp soil and growing things, a quiet promise of the season’s bounty. The Waiwhakaiho River, a ribbon of silver, threads its way through the nearby valleys, its murmur a constant, low hum beneath the broader silence. The land itself breathes, a testament to cycles of growth and repose, a place where the subtle textures of pasture and bush define the horizon.

The economic heart of Kaimiro beats with the steady rhythm of dairy farming, the rich soil yielding its generous milk, a legacy built by generations of families. This agricultural bedrock underpins the quiet hum of the district, a self-sufficiency that feels both practical and deeply rooted. Further afield, the Waiwhakaiho Track offers a glimpse into the region’s natural heritage, a pathway through native bush that speaks of time before cultivation. Though set inland, the spirit of the land here feels connected to the wider Taranaki landscape, a place that has long drawn sustenance from its fertile ground and the persistent flow of its waterways.

About This Kaimiro Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kaimiro, Taranaki, New Zealand at coordinates -39.2, 174.15. 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 Kaimiro.

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