Matarangi, Waikato Map

About Matarangi, Waikato

Matarangi is a locality in the Waikato Region of New Zealand. It is a small community with a population of 390. It sits at an elevation of around 8 m above sea level. It lies approximately 122 km north-northeast of Hamilton, the regional capital. Matarangi is located at 36.7321°S, 175.6568°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a rural settlement.

Matarangi rests on a sliver of land where the gentle embrace of Whangapoua Harbour meets the restless energy of the Tasman Sea. It lies 73.5 km east-north-east of Papakura (from Papakura: bearing 60°T), and is situated 11.9 km north-north-west of Whitianga. The landscape here is a study in soft contrasts: dunes of pale gold, rippled by the constant whisper of wind, give way to emerald pastures that roll inland towards the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coromandel Range. The air, even a kilometre or two from the open coast, carries a faint, persistent tang of salt, and the sunlight often filters through a fine mist, lending a pearlescent sheen to the native bush that fringes the more settled areas.

This coastal strip, though seemingly tranquil, has long been a place of passage and sustenance. Its history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet endurance of those who have drawn a living from the land and the sea. The local economy here remains deeply entwined with the natural world, with fishing boats still bobbing in the harbour and the scent of drying nets sometimes mingling with the sweet, earthy aroma of nearby horticulture. Matarangi’s appeal lies in this unpretentious connection to its environment, a place where the rhythm of the tides dictates the pace of life, and the sound of the surf is a constant, comforting companion.

About This Matarangi Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Matarangi, Waikato, New Zealand at coordinates -36.73207, 175.65684. 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 Matarangi.

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