Wharewaka
Wharewaka is a suburb of Taupō, New Zealand. It stretches from Rainbow Point to Five Mile Bay on the west side of State Highway 1. Wharewaka lies on a small point of land next to Lake Taupō and 1.6 km northwest of the Taupō Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 939 residents
- Description: town in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Tauhara”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taupō Airport.
Taupō Airport
Aerodrome
Taupō Airport is a small airport 8 km to the south of Taupō township on the eastern shores of Lake Taupō, New Zealand. Scheduled flights are operated by Air New Zealand Link, using Bombardier DHC-8-Q300 from Auckland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richmond Heights and Waipahihi.
Richmond Heights
Suburb
Richmond Heights is a suburb in Taupō, based on the eastern shores of Lake Taupō on New Zealand's North Island. It is one of the areas in Taupō expected to have new housing developed in the mid to late 2020s. Richmond Heights is situated 3 km northeast of Wharewaka.
Waipahihi
Suburb
Waipahihi is a suburb in Taupō, based on the eastern shores of Lake Taupō on New Zealand's North Island. The local Waipahīhī Marae is a meeting place of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū of Ngāti Hinerau and Ngāti Hineure. It includes the Kurapoto meeting house. Waipahihi is situated 3 km northeast of Wharewaka.
Acacia Bay
Suburb
Photo: Kiwi Flickr, CC BY 2.0.
Acacia Bay is a suburb of Taupō, on the western edge of Tapuaeharuru Bay Lake Taupō in New Zealand. There are four main beach areas. It is located approximately 3 km west of Taupō CBD. Acacia Bay is situated 4½ km northwest of Wharewaka.
Wharewaka
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Taupō District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.73217° or 38° 43′ 56″ southLongitude
176.06734° or 176° 4′ 2″ eastPopulation
939Elevation
381 metres (1,250 feet)Open location code
4VHR7398+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1467758047OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6236557Wikidata ID
Q7990657
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Wharewaka” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Wharewaka”
- French: “Wharewaka”
- Turkish: “Wharewaka”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wharewaka Point Reserve and Shag Rock.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wharewaka”. Photo: tara hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.