Aratiatia
Aratiatia is a hamlet in Waikato, North Island. Aratiatia is situated nearby to Wairakei Village, as well as near the locality Rotokawa.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aratiatia Power Station and Nga Awa Purua Power Station.
Aratiatia Power Station
Power station
Photo: Pseudopanax, Public domain.
Aratiatia Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the first hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, and is located 13 kilometres downstream of Lake Taupō.
Nga Awa Purua Power Station
Power station
Nga Awa Purua, also known as Rotokawa II, is a geothermal power station located near Taupō in New Zealand. The project was developed by Mighty River Power. Nga Awa Purua Power Station is situated 2½ km east of Aratiatia.
Rotokawa Power Station
Power station
Photo: Muskatmanta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rotokawa Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Mercury Energy. It is located approximately 10 kilometres north east of Taupō in New Zealand. Rotokawa Power Station is situated 3½ km east of Aratiatia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rotokawa and Tauhara.
Rotokawa
Locality
Rotokawa is a rural community in the Rotorua District and the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "bitter lake" for Rotokawa. Rotokawa is situated 5 km east of Aratiatia.
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 9 km southwest of Aratiatia.
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 10 km southwest of Aratiatia.
Aratiatia
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: locality in New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.61638° or 38° 36′ 59″ southLongitude
176.15391° or 176° 9′ 14″ eastElevation
409 metres (1,342 feet)Open location code
4VHR95M3+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7812071940OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Maori to Turkish—“Aratiatia” goes by many names.
- Maori: “Aratiatia”
- Turkish: “Aratiatia”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aratiatia Power Station Lookout and Aratiatia Surge Tank.
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