Wairoa

Wairoa is an archaeological site in Bay of Plenty, North Island. Wairoa is situated nearby to the waterfall Wairere Falls, as well as near Lake Tikitapu.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wairere Falls and Punaromia Beach.

Wairere Falls

Waterfall

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Wairere Falls is a waterfall.

Punaromia Beach

Beach

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Punaromia Beach is situated 1½ km northeast of Wairoa.

Lake Tikitapu, more commonly known as Blue Lake, is the smallest of four small lakes lying between Lake Rotorua and Lake Tarawera in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. Lake Tikitapu is situated 4 km northwest of Wairoa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Te Wairoa and Lake Okareka.

Te Wairoa

Hamlet

Photo: JShook, CC BY 2.5.

Te Wairoa was a village close to the shore of Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, New Zealand. The village was buried by volcanic ash in the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.

Lake Okareka

Village

Photo: Oppatt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Okareka is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Wairoa.

Waimangu

Hamlet

Waimangu is a place in Rotorua, New Zealand that got affected by the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera. It is known for Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley. Waimangu is a thirty minutes drive from Rotorua. Waimangu is situated 8 km south of Wairoa.

Wairoa

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.21667° or 38° 13′ south

Longitude

176.36667° or 176° 22′ east

Elevation

529 metres (1,736 feet)

Open location code

4VHRQ9M8+8M

GeoNames ID

2179918

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