Tairua River

The Tairua River is a river located on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It flows north and then northeast for a total of 35 kilometers from its source in the Coromandel Range, west of Whangamatā, passing through the town of Hikuai before emptying into the Tairua Harbour, which opens into the Pacific Ocean at Tairua on the peninsula's east coast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hikuai and Pauanui.

Hikuai

Hamlet

Hikuai is a small community on the Tairua River near… Hikuai is situated 3 km west of Tairua River.

Pauanui

Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pauanui is an upmarket holiday resort town on the…

Opoutere

Hamlet

Photo: Glenn h, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Opoutere is a locality and beach on the eastern side of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. Opoutere is situated 7 km southeast of Tairua River.

Tairua River

Stream
…lies at an elevation of 171 metres (561 feet)
Category: body of water
Location
New Zealand
Oceania
View on OpenStreetMap

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Latitude

-37.06667° or 37° 4′ south

Longitude

175.81667° or 175° 49′ east

Open location code

4VJQWRM8+8M

GeoNames ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Tairua River”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hikuai and Ohui.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ohiwai and Gumdigger Gully.

New Zealand: Highlights

Notable places include Auckland and Wellington.

Curious Streams to Discover

Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.