Matariki, Tasman Map

About Matariki, Tasman

Matariki is a locality in the Tasman Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 200 m above sea level. It lies approximately 39 km west-southwest of Richmond, the regional capital. Matariki is located at 41.4167°S, 172.7333°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Matariki, a place of quiet resilience, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of nature. It lies 43.2 km west-south-west of Stoke (from Stoke: bearing 255°T), and is situated 26.5 km west of Wakefield. Rolling hills, cloaked in a patchwork of emerald farmland and the deeper green of native bush, rise and fall towards the distant, rugged outline of the Pinchback Range. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, a testament to the fertile soil and the gentle flow of the Sherry River, which winds its way through the valley, its waters catching the dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves of nearby Quinney Bush. In the late afternoon, a subtle luminescence often settles over the land, softening the edges of the world and lending a hushed reverence to the closing of the day.

The history of Matariki is deeply intertwined with the land’s bounty and the industrious spirit of its people. For generations, dairy farming has been the lifeblood of this inland community, the rich pastures supporting herds that graze with a steady, unhurried rhythm. The echoes of early settlers, who carved their lives from this terrain, can still be felt in the sturdy farm buildings and the enduring sense of self-reliance. While the nearby Luna Lake offers a tranquil respite, it is the everyday labours of the agricultural economy that truly define Matariki, a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life and the enduring strength of its heritage is as palpable as the rich soil beneath one's feet.

About This Matariki Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Matariki, Tasman, New Zealand at coordinates -41.41667, 172.73333. 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 Matariki.

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