Wangapeka, Tasman Map

About Wangapeka, Tasman

Wangapeka is a locality in the Tasman Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 268 m above sea level. It lies approximately 46 km west of Richmond, the regional capital. Wangapeka is located at 41.4167°S, 172.6500°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Wangapeka rests in a valley where the Dart River, a clear, cold artery, carves its persistent path. It lies 49.9 km west-south-west of Stoke (from Stoke: bearing 257°T), and is situated 43.9 km south-west of Motueka. Rolling hills, softened by time and cloaked in a patchwork of native bush and farmland, rise on either side, their slopes catching the changing light of the Tasman Region. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant murmur of water, a constant companion to the quietude of the landscape. Jones Ridge, a rugged spine, stands as a watchful sentinel to the west, its contours softened by distance, while the closer slopes are a mosaic of green, from the darker, denser hues of untouched vegetation to the lighter, more manicured tones of agricultural land.

The history of Wangapeka is whispered in the quietude of its valleys, a place where the Dart River has long been a source of life and sustenance. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting a local economy that has seen cycles of farming and timber, its rhythm dictated by the seasons. A sense of self-reliance permeates the community, a quiet pride in its ability to thrive amidst the natural grandeur. The Gomorrah Track, a winding path through the surrounding bush, hints at the enduring connection between the people and the wild places that define Wangapeka, offering a tangible link to the past and a peaceful invitation to explore the present.

About This Wangapeka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wangapeka, Tasman, New Zealand at coordinates -41.41667, 172.65. 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 Wangapeka.

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