Takatau Peninsula

Tāwharanui Peninsula is a finger of land projecting into the Hauraki Gulf from the east coast of the much larger North Auckland Peninsula of New Zealand.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Flat Rock and Māori Rock.

Māori Rock

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Māori Rock is situated 3 km southeast of Takatau Peninsula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ōmaha and Ti Point.

Ōmaha is a beach settlement on Ōmaha Bay in the Auckland Region, in the north of New Zealand. It is on a sandspit that adjoins Tāwharanui Peninsula and separates Whangateau Harbour from Ōmaha Bay. Ōmaha is situated 6 km northwest of Takatau Peninsula.

Ti Point

Village

Photo: Salman Javed, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ti Point is a coastal point between the New Zealand villages of Leigh and Whangateau, located in the Rodney district. Ti Point is situated very close to Leigh and Goat Island, and is just over one hour drive north of Auckland. Ti Point is situated 7 km northwest of Takatau Peninsula.

Buckleton Beach

Village

Buckleton Beach is a small settlement on the southern side of Tāwharanui Peninsula in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. The beach is on Wanns Bay, which is a part of Kawau Bay. Buckleton Beach is situated 8 km west of Takatau Peninsula.

Takatau Peninsula

Latitude

-36.36667° or 36° 22′ south

Longitude

174.83333° or 174° 50′ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

4VMPJRMM+88

GeoNames ID

2181978

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Satellite Map

Discover Takatau Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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