Mārahau
Mārahau is a village in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand, approximately 19 kilometres north of Motueka. Its location on Tasman Bay and at the southern entrance of the Abel Tasman National Park makes it a popular holiday destination for those keen on outdoor activities.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 231 residents
- Description: locality in Tasman District, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Marahau”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Split Apple Rock.
Split Apple Rock
Photo: Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tokangawhā / Split Apple Rock is a rock formation in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere off the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Made of granite from the cretaceous, it is in the shape of an apple which has been cut in half.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaiteriteri and Riwaka.
Kaiteriteri
Village
Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaiteriteri is a town and seaside resort in the Tasman Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is close to both Mārahau, the main gateway to Abel Tasman National Park, and the town of Motueka. Kaiteriteri is situated 3½ km south of Mārahau.
Riwaka
Village
Riwaka is a small settlement in the Tasman District of New Zealand's South Island. It lies beside Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, five kilometres north of Motueka, and close to the mouth of the Riuwaka River. Riwaka is situated 8 km south of Mārahau.
Moa Park
Locality
Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moa Park is a locality, which is situated 10 km northwest of Mārahau.
Mārahau
- Categories: locality and administrative territorial entity
- Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.00613° or 41° 0′ 22″ southLongitude
173.00862° or 173° 0′ 31″ eastPopulation
231Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
4VCMX2V5+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 204503615OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6242494Wikidata ID
Q6754658
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Mārahau” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Марахау”
- Cebuano: “Marahau”
- Dutch: “Marahau”
- French: “Marahau (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Marahau”
- Hungarian: “Marahau”
- Maori: “Marahau”
- Maori: “Mārahau”
- Polish: “Marahau”
- Romanian: “Marahau”
- Turkish: “Mārahau”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little Kaiteriteri and Holyoake Clearing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abel Tasman Centre and Newhaven Crescent Reserve.
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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 “Mārahau”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.