Wainui
Wainui Beach is a small settlement on the coast of New Zealand's North Island, located just to the north of Tuaheni Point, some 8 km to the east of Gisborne, to which it is linked by State Highway 35.
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.- Type: Suburb with 1,720 residents
- Description: suburb of Gisborne, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Wainui Beach” and “Wainui Farm”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaitī Beach and Titirangi Reserve.
Titirangi Reserve
Park
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.Titirangi
Peak
Titirangi, commonly known as Kaiti Hill, is a hill and historic pā overlooking Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, New Zealand. Rising above the eastern bank of the Tūranganui River, it has long been one of the principal cultural and historical landmarks of the district. Titirangi is situated 3½ km northwest of Wainui.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamarau and Okitū.
Tamarau
Suburb
Tamarau is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne. It is located to the southeast of the city centre.
Okitū
Suburb
Okitū is a suburb and coastal settlement of Gisborne, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located north east of Wainui Beach. The name was officially modified to include a macron in 2021.
Kaiti
Suburb
Kaiti is a suburb and historic area of Gisborne in New Zealand's Gisborne District. Situated on the eastern bank of the Tūranganui River, it contains several of the most historically significant sites in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, including Titirangi, Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing Site, and much of the former Kaiti Block, one of the earliest Native Land Court title investigations undertaken in the district. Kaiti is situated 3½ km northwest of Wainui.
Wainui
- Category: locality
- Location: Gisborne District, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.69011° or 38° 41′ 24″ south
Longitude
178.06952° or 178° 4′ 10″ east
Population
1,720
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
4VHW8359+XR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Wainui” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wainui Beach”
- French: “Wanui beach”
- French: “Wanui Beach”
- Turkish: “Wainui Beach”
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Highlights include Te Rakau a Ue Urupa and Wainui Beach.
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