Urenui, Taranaki Map

About Urenui, Taranaki

Urenui is a locality in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It is a small community with a population of 411. It sits at an elevation of around 48 m above sea level. It lies approximately 27 km east-northeast of New Plymouth, the regional capital. Urenui is located at 39.0000°S, 174.3833°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a rural settlement.

Urenui rests in a landscape shaped by the rich earth of Taranaki. It lies 27.0 km east-north-east of New Plymouth (from New Plymouth: bearing 74°T), and is situated 12.5 km east of Waitara. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of dairy pasture, slope gently towards the north, their contours softened by the wide, open sky. The Onaero River, a silver thread, winds its way through the land, its waters carrying the stories of the surrounding farmland. Though nine kilometres from the open sea, a coastal tang often perfumes the air, a subtle reminder of the vast North Taranaki Bight that lies beyond the immediate horizon. The land here breathes with a quiet fertility, a place where the soil yields generously to the farmer's hand.

The history of Urenui is a story woven into the agricultural rhythm of the region. For generations, dairy farming has been the lifeblood of this community, the steady hum of milking machines a constant soundtrack to the day. This enduring connection to the land is palpable, a legacy passed down through families who have worked these pastures. While the wider Taranaki region boasts the imposing Pouakai Range in the distance, Urenui itself is defined by its fertile plains and the gentle flow of the Onaero River, supporting a local economy built on the steadfast productivity of its farms. Pohokura Pa, a significant landmark just a kilometre away, hints at the deeper layers of history that lie beneath the surface of this productive countryside.

About This Urenui Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Urenui, Taranaki, New Zealand at coordinates -39.0, 174.38333. 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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Urenui sits within the Taranaki Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Urenui is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.