Karaka Bay
Karaka Bay or Waiarohe is on the western shore of the Tāmaki River mouth in the suburb of Glendowie, Auckland. The bay is bordered to the north by Te Papa a Tamatera and looks out to the islands of the eastern Waitematā Harbour: Rangitoto, Motutapu, Motukorea, Motuihe and Waiheke as well as to Musick Point across the estuary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Clivostros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Glendowie, Auckland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Waiarohe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Churchill Park School and Churchill Park.
Churchill Park School
School
Churchill Park School is a co-ed primary and intermediate school in Glendowie, Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year one until year eight. It is surrounded by Churchill Park.
Churchill Park
Park
Photo: Clivostros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churchill Park is a 40-hectare park in the Auckland suburb of Glendowie, in New Zealand. It was named after Winston Churchill upon the park's creation in 1945, and lies on the eastern side of the Auckland isthmus towards the Tāmaki River. Glendowie suburb was established in the 1920s when George Riddell created a loop road in the area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glendowie and St Heliers.
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.
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. This suburb is popular amongst visitors for the beaches, cafés, and views of Rangitoto Island, the distinctive volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf.
Wai o Taiki Bay
Suburb
Wai o Taiki Bay is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council.
Karaka Bay
- Categories: bight and body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.84869° or 36° 50′ 55″ southLongitude
174.87746° or 174° 52′ 39″ eastElevation
51 metres (167 feet)Open location code
4VMP5V2G+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5529967522OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
“Karaka Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Karaka Bay”
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