Tataraimaka, Taranaki Map

About Tataraimaka, Taranaki

Tataraimaka is a locality in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 100 m above sea level. It lies approximately 18 km south-west of New Plymouth, the regional capital. Tataraimaka is located at 39.1667°S, 173.9167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Tataraimaka rests in a landscape of verdant, rolling hills, where the land rises and falls in gentle swells. It lies 18.2 km south-west of New Plymouth (from New Plymouth: bearing 232°T), and is situated 14.6 km south-west of Spotswood. The soil here is a rich, dark loam, often damp from the generous rainfall that nourishes the abundant pasture. The air carries the clean scent of growing things, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart of this region, and the distant, low hum of farm machinery can sometimes be heard on the breeze. To the west, the imposing presence of the Kaitake Range forms a dramatic backdrop, its slopes often shrouded in a soft, misty veil that lends an air of quiet mystery to the horizon. The Oakura River, a ribbon of clear, flowing water, carves its path through the countryside a few kilometres away, its banks often fringed with native bush.

The history of Tataraimaka is deeply intertwined with the rhythms of the land and the cultivation of its bounty. For generations, dairy farming has been the bedrock of the local economy, with herds of Friesian and Jersey cows dotting the emerald paddies. This pastoral focus has shaped the very character of Tataraimaka, imbuing it with a sense of steady, unhurried progress. Evidence of earlier times can be glimpsed in the occasional weathered fence post or the subtle contours of fields that hint at past land use. While not a major hub, Tataraimaka possesses a quiet dignity, a place where the enduring legacy of agriculture continues to shape the lives and livelihoods of its inhabitants.

About This Tataraimaka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tataraimaka, Taranaki, New Zealand at coordinates -39.16667, 173.91667. 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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Tataraimaka sits within the Taranaki Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Tataraimaka is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.