Wairoa Stream

Wairoa Stream is a stream in Auckland Region, North Island. Wairoa Stream is situated nearby to the locality Waipapa, as well as near the village Rangitane.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kemp House and Rainbow Falls.

Kemp House

Museum

Photo: Moriori, Public domain.

Kemp House, also known as Mission House, is the oldest extant building in New Zealand. The building was built in 1822 as part of the Kerikeri Mission Station by the Church Missionary Society. Kemp House is located in the Kerikeri Basin. Kemp House is situated 2½ km northeast of Wairoa Stream.

Rainbow Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Kaiwhakahaere, Public domain.

The Rainbow Falls, Māori name Waianiwaniwa, are a single-drop waterfall located on the Kerikeri River near Kerikeri in New Zealand. Unlike most New Zealand waterfalls which are created by the erosion of soft rock, the Rainbow Falls are sited on a hard basalt layer of rock beside softer mudstone. Rainbow Falls is situated 3 km north of Wairoa Stream.

Stone Store

Museum

Photo: Noel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Stone Store is the oldest undamaged stone building in New Zealand. The Stone Store was constructed from 1832 to 1836 by the Church Missionary Society in Kerikeri as a warehouse to a Georgian design by John Hobbs. Stone Store is situated 2½ km northeast of Wairoa Stream.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerikeri and Waipapa.

Kerikeri

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kerikeri is a popular tourist destination in the famous Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand. Often described as the Cradle of the Nation, it is the site of the first permanent mission station in the country, and has some of the most historic buildings in New Zealand.

Waipapa

Village

Waipapa is a small town in the Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 10, approximately 10 minutes drive from Kerikeri, the nearest urban centre. Waipapa is situated 4½ km northwest of Wairoa Stream.

Rangitane

Village

Rangitane or Rangitāne is a settlement on the east bank of the Rangitane River and the northern shore of the Kerikeri Inlet in the Far North District of New Zealand. Rangitane is situated 7 km northeast of Wairoa Stream.

Wairoa Stream

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.23818° or 35° 14′ 17″ south

Longitude

173.95018° or 173° 57′ 1″ east

Elevation

77 metres (253 feet)

Open location code

4VPMQX62+P3

GeoNames ID

6229502

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