Te Poi, Waikato Map

About Te Poi, Waikato

Te Poi is a locality in the Waikato Region of New Zealand. It is a small community with a population of 840. It sits at an elevation of around 93 m above sea level. It lies approximately 50 km east-southeast of Hamilton, the regional capital. Te Poi is located at 37.8833°S, 175.8333°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a rural settlement.

Te Poi rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling contours of the Waikato. It lies 36.6 km south-west of Tauranga (from Tauranga: bearing 233°T), and is situated 10.2 km south-east of Matamata. The land here is a mosaic of cultivated fields, where the rich, dark earth yields its bounty, and swathes of native bush cling to the slopes, a verdant counterpoint to the open pastures. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, hinting at the moisture drawn from the nearby Waihou River, which winds its way through the region, a silver ribbon on the green canvas. Further afield, the Kaimai Range forms a distant, hazy silhouette against the horizon, its presence a constant backdrop to the more immediate, pastoral beauty of Te Poi.

The history of Te Poi is interwoven with the agricultural heart of the Waikato, its economy long anchored by the robust dairy farming that defines much of this province. Generations have worked this fertile land, their lives shaped by the rhythms of the seasons and the demands of the herd. While dairy remains a cornerstone, the region also supports other agricultural ventures, a testament to the adaptability of its inhabitants. The proximity of Lake Okoroire offers a tranquil escape and a place for quiet reflection, a natural amenity that complements the working landscape, while the distant murmur of Te Rereioturu Falls can sometimes be heard on a still day, a subtle reminder of the region's natural, untamed beauty.

About This Te Poi Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Te Poi, Waikato, New Zealand at coordinates -37.88333, 175.83333. 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 Te Poi.

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