Kiriohineki Stream

Kiriohineki Stream is a stream in Auckland Region, North Island. Kiriohineki Stream is situated nearby to the locality Wairakei, as well as near the hamlet Oruanui.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Huka Falls and Te Mihi Power Station.

Huka Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Huka Falls is a set of waterfalls on the Waikato River, which drains Lake Taupō in New Zealand. A few hundred metres upstream from Huka Falls, the Waikato River narrows from approximately 100 metres across to a canyon only 15 metres across. Huka Falls is situated 4 km southeast of Kiriohineki Stream.

Te Mihi Power Station

Power station

Photo: RustySheep, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Te Mihi Power Station is a 166 MW geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy, located north of Taupō in New Zealand. The resource consent for the power station was "called in" by the Minister for the Environment Trevor Mallard under the terms of the Resource Management Act.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oruanui and Rangatira Park.

Oruanui

Hamlet

Oruanui is a rural community in the Taupō District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located northwest of Wairakei on State Highway 1. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of many pits" for Ōruanui. Oruanui is situated 6 km northwest of Kiriohineki Stream.

Rangatira Park

Suburb

Rangatira Park is a suburb in the New Zealand town of Taupō. The suburb is located just north of Nukuhau and south of Huka Falls, on a hill above Waikato River. Residents of the suburb experienced an earthquake in September 2019. Rangatira Park is situated 6 km south of Kiriohineki Stream.

Nukuhau

Suburb

Nukuhau is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. Nukuhau is situated 7 km south of Kiriohineki Stream.

Kiriohineki Stream

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

-38.61823° or 38° 37′ 6″ south

Longitude

176.07021° or 176° 4′ 13″ east

Elevation

448 metres (1,470 feet)

Open location code

4VHR93JC+P3

GeoNames ID

6236374

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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