West Tamaki Head

West Tamaki Head is a headland in and has an elevation of 41 metres. West Tamaki Head is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and Whakamuhu / Glover Park.

Church
Photo: Spil030, CC BY 4.0.

Volcano
Photo: Bruce Hayward, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a volcano.

Library
Photo: RW3003, CC BY 4.0.
is a local branch of Auckland Libraries, serving the suburb of Saint Heliers. The library was formally opened as the Tamaki Library in 1931, in the former offices of the Tamaki West Road Board.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Heliers and Glendowie.

Suburb
Photo: Carpenter0, Public domain.
is a seaside suburb of with a population of 11,760 as of June 2025. is located at the eastern end of Tamaki Drive, and used to be the place where the Tamaki estuary formally divided Auckland from , until the entire Auckland region was amalgamated under a single city authority, the , in 2010.

Suburb
Photo: Clivostros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb in , New Zealand. It is under the local governance of . It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb in , New Zealand. It is under the local governance of . is situated 2½ km south of West Tamaki Head.

West Tamaki Head

Latitude
-36.85° or 36° 51′ south
Longitude
174.86667° or 174° 52′ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
4VMP4VX8+XM
Geo­Names ID
2179446
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Satellite Map

Discover West Tamaki Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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