Makara, Wellington Map

About Makara, Wellington

Makara is a locality in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 40 m above sea level. It lies approximately 6 km west-northwest of Wellington, the regional capital. Makara is located at 41.2687°S, 174.7049°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Makara is a place where the land seems to hold its breath, a coastal fringe that curves gently towards the vastness of Te Ikaamaru Bay. It lies 6.2 km west-north-west of Wellington (from Wellington: bearing 289°T), and is situated 3.5 km west-north-west of Karori. Rolling hills, softened by the persistent sea air, tumble towards sheltered valleys, their slopes carpeted in a patchwork of native bush and well-tended pasture. The light here often carries a pearly luminescence, particularly in the late afternoon when it catches the fine spray that drifts inland, lending a subtle sheen to the hardy grasses and the weathered fences that delineate the properties. The wind, a constant companion, whispers through the gorse and rustles the leaves of the few scattered trees, carrying the faint, briny tang of the ocean, a reminder of the proximity to the open water and the untamed spirit of the coast.

The history of Makara is intertwined with the rhythms of the land and the sea, a quiet narrative of resilience and adaptation. For generations, the local economy has been shaped by the fertile soil and the sheltering bays, with dairy farming and sheep and beef grazing forming the backbone of its prosperity. This is a landscape where the scent of new-mown hay mingles with the salt air, a testament to the enduring connection between human endeavour and the natural world. While not a hub of major industry, Makara possesses a distinctive character, a sense of self-reliance forged by its relative isolation and the close-knit nature of its inhabitants, who have long understood the subtle language of the tides and the changing moods of the weather.

About This Makara Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Makara, Wellington, New Zealand at coordinates -41.26865, 174.70493. 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 Makara.

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