Te Ākau Point

Te Ākau Point is a cape in Auckland Region, North Island. Te Ākau Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Whangamarino, as well as near the village Okere Falls.

Type: Cape
Description: point in New Zealand
Also known as: “Te Akau Point”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ōkere Falls and Tutea Falls.

Ōkere Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Pseudopanax, CC BY 3.0.

Ōkere Falls is a waterfall.

Tutea Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Pukekoweka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tutea Falls is a waterfall.

Okere Falls Power Station

Ruins

Photo: National Library NZ on The Commons, No restrictions.

Okere Falls Power Station is a hydroelectric power station that came into production in May 1901, bringing electricity to Rotorua. At the time, Rotorua was only the fourth town in New Zealand to have electricity.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Okere Falls and Mourea.

Okere Falls

Village

Photo: Pseudopanax, CC BY 3.0.

Okere Falls is a small town located 21 km from Rotorua on SH 33 between Rotorua and Tauranga on the North Island of New Zealand. The town is situated on the shore of the Okere Inlet of Lake Rotoiti, from which the Kaituna River flows north towards the Bay of Plenty.

Mourea

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mourea is a settlement in Rotorua Lakes within the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on a thin strip of land between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti, on State Highway 33.

Tikitere

Village

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tikitere, also known as "Hell's Gate", is a suburb in Rotorua's most active geothermal area on State Highway 30, between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Te Ākau Point

Categories: point and landform
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.03148° or 38° 1′ 53″ south

Longitude

176.34633° or 176° 20′ 47″ east

Elevation

370 metres (1,214 feet)

Open location code

4VHRX89W+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9731984432

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

6236312

Wikidata ID

Q125703492

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Okere Māori Cemetery and Whangamarino School.

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