Wairakei
Wairakei is a locality in Waikato, North Island. Wairakei is situated nearby to the locality Taylors Bluff, as well as near the suburb Rangatira Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Huka Prawn Park and Wairakei Power Station.
Huka Prawn Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Huka Prawn Park is an aquaculture venture and tourist attraction located 10 minutes north of Taupō. It was started in 1987, and is currently New Zealand's only prawn farm.
Wairakei Power Station
Power station
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
The Wairakei Power Station is a geothermal power station near the Wairakei Geothermal Field in New Zealand. Wairakei lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rangatira Park and Tauhara.
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 Wairakei.
Tauhara
Suburb
Tauhara is a suburb and geothermal area of Taupō in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The area's main geographic feature, Mount Tauhara, is culturally significant to local hapū. Tauhara is situated 7 km south of Wairakei.
Nukuhau
Suburb
Nukuhau is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. Nukuhau is situated 7 km southwest of Wairakei.
Wairakei
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in New Zealand
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.62616° or 38° 37′ 34″ southLongitude
176.08968° or 176° 5′ 23″ eastElevation
434 metres (1,424 feet)Open location code
4VHR93FQ+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 11110847384OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Wairakei” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Wairakei”
- Turkish: “Wairakei”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wairakei Village and Taylors Bluff.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wairakei 9-hole Golf Course and Wairakei River Bridge.
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