Okere Falls
Okere Falls is a small town located 21 km from Rotorua on SH 33 between Rotorua and Tauranga on the North Island of New Zealand. The town is situated on the shore of the Okere Inlet of Lake Rotoiti, from which the Kaituna River flows north towards the Bay of Plenty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 381 residents
- Description: locality in Rotorua Lakes District, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ōkere Falls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ōkere Falls and Okere Falls Power Station.
Okere Falls Power Station
Ruins
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Okere Falls Power Station is a hydroelectric power station that came into production in May 1901, bringing electricity to Rotorua. At the time, Rotorua was only the fourth town in New Zealand to have electricity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mourea and Tikitere.
Mourea
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mourea is a settlement in Rotorua Lakes within the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on a thin strip of land between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti, on State Highway 33. Mourea is situated 3½ km south of Okere Falls.
Tikitere
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tikitere, also known as "Hell's Gate", is a suburb in Rotorua's most active geothermal area on State Highway 30, between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Tikitere is situated 6 km south of Okere Falls.
Hamurana
Village
Hamurana is a settlement and area of natural springs on the northern side of Lake Rotorua, in Rotorua Lakes within the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Hamurana is situated 9 km west of Okere Falls.
Okere Falls
- Category: locality
- Location: Rotorua Lakes District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.01716° or 38° 1′ 2″ southLongitude
176.34474° or 176° 20′ 41″ eastPopulation
381Elevation
293 metres (961 feet)Named after
Okere FallsOpen location code
4VHRX8MV+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1602116184OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Okere Falls” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Okere Falls”
- Polish: “Okere Falls”
- Turkish: “Okere Falls”
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