Grenada, Wellington Map

About Grenada, Wellington

Grenada is a locality in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It lies approximately 12 km north-northeast of Wellington, the regional capital. Grenada is located at 41.1862°S, 174.8380°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT). Statistics New Zealand classifies the area as a large urban area.

Grenada rests in a landscape defined by the gentle swell of the land as it rolls towards the distant gleam of the coast, roughly nine kilometres away. It lies 6.0 km south of Porirua (from Porirua: bearing 190°T), and is situated 12.3 km north-north-east of Wellington. Rolling hills, a patchwork of verdant pasture and darker, native bush, form the immediate backdrop, their contours softened by the pervasive, often humid, air that carries the faint scent of salt from Open Bay. The Hutt River, a steady artery, winds through the lower ground, its presence a constant murmur that underscores the quietude of the region. Above, the sky often stretches in vast, unbroken expanses, the light shifting from a sharp, clear morning brightness to a softened, almost bruised, hue as dusk approaches, painting the land in shades of ochre and deep green.

The economic lifeblood of Grenada has long been tied to the fertile earth, with dairy farming and grazing sheep and beef forming the backbone of its prosperity, the rhythm of agricultural seasons dictating the pace of life. This connection to the land is not a new phenomenon; echoes of earlier settlements and the enduring presence of Kaitawa, a significant nearby reserve, hint at a history deeply rooted in the region. While the closer proximity to the open sea means the tang of the ocean is a subtle but persistent element, the direct influence of Open Bay is felt more in the broader climate than in the daily ebb and flow of tides within Grenada itself. The Colonial Knob Walkway, a popular local trail, offers a way to engage with the surrounding natural beauty, a testament to the enduring appeal of this particular corner of the Wellington Region.

About This Grenada Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grenada, Wellington, New Zealand at coordinates -41.186205, 174.837951. 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 Grenada.

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