Wairakei Village
Wairakei Village is a village in Waikato, North Island and has about 510 residents. Wairakei Village is situated nearby to the hamlet Aratiatia, as well as near the locality Taylors Bluff.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wairakei Power Station and Huka Prawn Park.
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.
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.
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 7 km southwest of Wairakei Village.
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 Village.
Nukuhau
Suburb
Nukuhau is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. Nukuhau is situated 8 km southwest of Wairakei Village.
Wairakei Village
- Type: Village with 510 residents
- Description: locality in New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.6194° or 38° 37′ 10″ southLongitude
176.10304° or 176° 6′ 11″ eastPopulation
510Elevation
403 metres (1,322 feet)Open location code
4VHR94J3+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 530746954OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6236446Wikidata ID
Q25660597
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Wairakei Village” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Wairakei Village”
- Turkish: “Wairakei Village”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wairakei School and Wairakei River Bridge.
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