Pukehinau (Shellback) Stream

Pukehinau (Shellback) Stream is a stream in Auckland Region, North Island. Pukehinau (Shellback) Stream is situated near the hamlet Tararu, as well as near the quarter Thames North.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Thames railway station and Thames High School.

Thames railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

The Thames railway station is a former railway station in Thames, New Zealand on the former Thames Branch from Morrinsville to Thames. The station opened on 19 December 1898 with the opening of the branch line. Thames railway station is situated 3½ km southeast of Pukehinau (Shellback) Stream.

Thames High School

School

Thames High School is a public high school in Thames, Waikato, New Zealand. Established in 1880, it is the second-oldest secondary school in the former Auckland Province. Thames High School is situated 3½ km southeast of Pukehinau (Shellback) Stream.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tararu and Thames.

Tararu

Hamlet

Tararu is a former gold-mining village on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. State Highway 25 runs through it; Te Puru being about 7 km to the north, and Thames about 2 km to the south.

Thames

Photo: GPS 56, CC BY 2.0.

Thames is an old gold mining town on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand. Thames has a rich history and is the great place to start any visit to the Coromandel Pensinsula.

Thornton Bay

Village

Photo: Gadfium, CC0.

Thornton Bay is a settlement on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand, between Te Puru to the north and Ngarimu Bay to the south. State Highway 25 runs through it. Thornton Bay is situated 6 km north of Pukehinau (Shellback) Stream.

Pukehinau (Shellback) Stream

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.1182° or 37° 7′ 6″ south

Longitude

175.5202° or 175° 31′ 13″ east

Elevation

200 metres (656 feet)

Open location code

4VJQVGJC+P3

GeoNames ID

6251651

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Thames North and Whakatette Bay.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kuranui Bay and Tainui Cove.

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