Tairua River
The Tairua River is a river located on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It flows north and then northeast for a total of 35 kilometers from its source in the Coromandel Range, west of Whangamatā, passing through the town of Hikuai before emptying into the Tairua Harbour, which opens into the Pacific Ocean at Tairua on the peninsula's east coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Pinnacles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hikuai.
Hikuai
Hamlet
Hikuai is a small community on the Tairua River near the base of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies 40 kilometres north of Waihi and 10 kilometres southwest of Tairua, close to the junction of State Highways 25 and 25A, the latter of which is a winding road cutting across the steep Coromandel Range of hills. Hikuai is situated 4 km east of Tairua River.
Tairua River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.0782° or 37° 4′ 42″ southLongitude
175.74021° or 175° 44′ 25″ eastElevation
151 metres (495 feet)Open location code
4VJQWPCR+P3GeoNames ID
6235392
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