Whirinaki
Whirinaki is a small coastal settlement in Hastings District, in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It sits just north of the mouth of the Esk River, a few kilometres east of Eskdale and a similar distance north of Bay View, which is part of Napier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 430 residents
- Description: locality in Hawke’s Bay Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Whirinaki, Hawke’s Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whirinaki Power Station.
Whirinaki Power Station
Power station
The Whirinaki Power Station is an open cycle gas turbine power station at Whirinaki in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bay View and Eskdale.
Bay View
Suburb
Bay View, previously known as Kai-arero and Petane, is a settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 2, nine kilometres north of the city centre of Napier. Bay View is situated 5 km southwest of Whirinaki.
Eskdale
Hamlet
Eskdale is a rural settlement in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located north of Napier on State Highway 5, near the mouth of the Esk River. Eskdale is situated 5 km west of Whirinaki.
Whirinaki
- Category: locality
- Location: Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.37696° or 39° 22′ 37″ southLongitude
176.89259° or 176° 53′ 33″ eastPopulation
430Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
4VGRJVFV+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 4599105881OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6248084Wikidata ID
Q7993774
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Whirinaki” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Whirinaki”
- French: “Whirinaki”
- Turkish: “Whirinaki”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tangoio Beach and Eskdale.
Notable Places Nearby
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