Achilles Point
Achilles Point is a rocky point on the headland at the eastern end of the small sandy beach named Ladies Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. The name 'Te Pane o Horoiwi' can also sometimes refer to the whole headland between St Heliers and Tāmaki River estuary.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Te Pane-o-Horoiwi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Te Pane o Horoiwi pouwhenua and HMS Achilles Memorial.
Te Pane o Horoiwi pouwhenua
Work of art
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Te Pane o Horoiwi pouwhenua is a work of art.
Whakamuhu / Glover Park
Volcano
Photo: Bruce Hayward, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whakamuhu / Glover Park is a volcano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Heliers and Glendowie.
St Heliers
Suburb
Photo: Carpenter0, Public domain.
St Heliers is a seaside suburb of Auckland with a population of 11,760 as of June 2025. St Heliers is located at the eastern end of Tamaki Drive, and used to be the place where the Tamaki estuary formally divided Auckland from Manukau City, until the entire Auckland region was amalgamated under a single city authority, the Auckland Council, in 2010.
Glendowie
Suburb
Photo: Clivostros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glendowie is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010.
Kohimarama
Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Kohimarama is a coastal residential suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located to the east of the city. Kohimarama is situated between Mission Bay and St Heliers and has an accessible beach with a boardwalk and green recreational spaces located amongst residential areas.
Achilles Point
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.84373° or 36° 50′ 37″ southLongitude
174.86399° or 174° 51′ 50″ eastOpen location code
4VMP5V47+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1933535448OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
6232297Wikidata ID
Q4673750
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Satellite Map
Discover Achilles Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Maori—“Achilles Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Achilles Point”
- Maori: “Te Pane o Horoiwi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Achilles Point Lookout and Te Pane-o-Horoiwi.
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