Waihi
Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town. The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, close to the western end of the Bay of Plenty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include St James‘ Presbyterian Church in Waihi and Martha Mine.
Martha Mine
Quarry
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Martha Mine is a gold mine in the New Zealand town of Waihi. Since July 2015 it has been owned by OceanaGold.
Waihi College
School
Waihi College is a co-educational secondary school located in the North Island town of Waihi in New Zealand. The school motto reads in Latin 'Lex Nostra Fides' translated into English as 'Our Faith Is The Law'.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimata and Waikino.
Waimata
Locality
Waimata is a rural community in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The population of Waimata and its surrounds was 138 people in 54 households in the 2013 New Zealand census. Waimata is situated 5 km southeast of Waihi.
Waikino
Village
Waikino is a small settlement at the eastern end of a gorge in the North Island of New Zealand alongside the Ohinemuri River, between Waihi and the Karangahake Gorge. Waikino is situated 6 km west of Waihi.
Waihi Beach
Photo: Pseudopanax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waihi Beach is a small town in the western Bay of Plenty in New Zealand, north of Tauranga Harbour and near the base of Coromandel Peninsula.
Waihi
- Type: Town with 5,790 residents
- Description: town in the Waikato area of New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Hauraki District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.39146° or 37° 23′ 29″ southLongitude
175.84035° or 175° 50′ 25″ eastPopulation
5,790Elevation
134 metres (440 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ WHIOpen location code
4VJQJR5R+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 58949475OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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