Matakitaki
Matakitaki is an archaeological site in Auckland Region, North Island. Matakitaki is situated nearby to the locality Te Rore, as well as near the hamlet Paterangi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alexandra Redoubt.
Alexandra Redoubt
Archaeological site
Alexandra Redoubt is a fortification of the New Zealand Wars, located at Tuakau, New Zealand. Overlooking the Waikato River, it was built to protect the British supply routes during the Invasion of the Waikato. Alexandra Redoubt is situated 1¼ km south of Matakitaki.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pirongia and Te Rore.
Pirongia
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Pirongia is a little village about 30 minutes drive south of Hamilton, in southern Waikato, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the base of Mount Pirongia. There is a little info centre in town that will give you hiking info and where to go.
Te Rore
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Te Rore was in the 1850s an important transhipment point on New Zealand's Waipā River, between the agriculture of the Waikato basin and its Auckland market. Te Rore is situated 5 km north of Matakitaki.
Paterangi
Hamlet
Paterangi is a settlement in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 10 km northwest of Te Awamutu. It is close to the site of one of the most strongly fortified pā built during the New Zealand wars of the late 19th century. Paterangi is situated 5 km northeast of Matakitaki.
Matakitaki
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Mātakitaki” and “Matakitaki Pā”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.9832° or 37° 58′ 60″ southLongitude
175.19691° or 175° 11′ 49″ eastElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
4VJQ258W+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1036784204OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6240816
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