Mahana, Tasman Map

About Mahana, Tasman

Mahana is a locality in the Tasman Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 87 m above sea level. It lies approximately 13 km north-west of Richmond, the regional capital. Mahana is located at 41.2667°S, 173.0500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Mahana lies cradled by rolling hills that slope gently towards the distant shimmer of the Tasman Sea, a landscape painted in the vibrant greens of pasture and the muted ochres of tilled earth. It lies 16.3 km west-north-west of Stoke (from Stoke: bearing 290°T), and is situated 13.4 km west-north-west of Richmond. The air here carries a persistent, clean scent, a blend of sun-warmed soil and the fainter, salty whisper that drifts inland from the coast, hinting at the proximity of Ruby Bay just a few kilometres away. The Moutere River, a silver thread in the land's fabric, meanders through the valley, its banks occasionally softened by patches of native bush, a testament to the enduring wildness beneath the cultivated surface. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to pool in the hollows of the land, bathing the fields in a honeyed light that softens edges and deepens the shadows.

The story of Mahana is one of resilient settlement, where the land's bounty has shaped its economy and its people. For generations, dairy farming has been the backbone, the rhythmic hum of milking machines a familiar soundtrack to the dawn chorus. More recently, the fertile soils have proven ideal for horticulture, with apple orchards and vineyards now dotting the neighbouring properties, their fruit destined for markets near and far, and their fermentation adding a subtle, sweet tang to the autumn air. The spirit of Mahana is one of quiet industry, a place where neighbours recognise the shared effort required to coax a living from the earth, and where the simple pleasures of a well-tended garden or a successful harvest are deeply cherished.

About This Mahana Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mahana, Tasman, New Zealand at coordinates -41.26667, 173.05. 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 Mahana.

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