Wairakei Stream
Wairakei Stream is a stream in Auckland Region, North Island. Wairakei Stream is situated nearby to Wairakei Village, as well as near the hamlet Oruanui.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. Wairakei Power Station is situated 3 km southeast of Wairakei Stream.
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. Huka Prawn Park is situated 3 km southeast of Wairakei Stream.
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 Wairakei 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 7 km south of Wairakei Stream.
Nukuhau
Suburb
Nukuhau is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island. Nukuhau is situated 8 km south of Wairakei Stream.
Wairakei Stream
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.60823° or 38° 36′ 30″ southLongitude
176.08021° or 176° 4′ 49″ eastElevation
410 metres (1,345 feet)Open location code
4VHR93RJ+P3GeoNames ID
6236476
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