Upper Kahui, Taranaki Map

About Upper Kahui, Taranaki

Upper Kahui is a locality in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 189 m above sea level. It lies approximately 33 km south-southwest of New Plymouth, the regional capital. Upper Kahui is located at 39.3167°S, 173.8833°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Upper Kahui unfolds across a landscape defined by the gentle, persistent sculpting of the land. It lies 32.7 km south-south-west of New Plymouth (from New Plymouth: bearing 212°T), and is situated 7.4 km east-north-east of Rahotu. Rolling hills, cloaked in a rich tapestry of farmland and pockets of native bush, rise and fall with a quiet dignity, their contours softened by the persistent Taranaki rain. The air here carries the clean, damp scent of earth and grass, a perpetual reminder of the fertile ground. To the west, the distant, hazy line of the West Ridge hints at the broader topography, while the land itself is crisscrossed by the subtle veins of streams that feed the larger Warea River (Teikaparua) further afield. The quality of light in Upper Kahui can be extraordinary, particularly in the late afternoon, when the low sun bathes the pastures in a golden hue, deepening the shadows in the gullies and lending a serene, almost painterly quality to the scene.

The history of Upper Kahui is interwoven with the enduring rhythm of the land and the hard work it demands. Dairy farming forms the backbone of its economy, the emerald green of the pastures a testament to generations of careful cultivation and the rich volcanic soil. Beyond the dairy herds, sheep and beef farming also play their part, their presence evident in the well-maintained fences and the distant bleating that drifts on the breeze. The Kahui Track offers a way to explore the immediate surroundings, its worn path speaking of many travellers who have walked its length. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling industry, Upper Kahui possesses a distinct character, a quiet resilience born from its agricultural heritage and its deep connection to the Taranaki earth, a place where the passage of time feels marked by the changing seasons and the steady hum of rural life.

About This Upper Kahui Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Upper Kahui, Taranaki, New Zealand at coordinates -39.31667, 173.88333. 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 Upper Kahui.

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