Whareakeake
Whareakeake is an archaeological site in Otago, South Island. Whareakeake is situated nearby to Kaikai Beach, as well as near the peak Stone Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Whareakeake.
Whareakeake
Beach
Whareakeake is a beach 25 kilometres northeast of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, as well as the valley above and behind the beach. Located to the west of Aramoana and included as a section of the Otago Heads, Whareakeake was a place of habitation for Māori people from early times until the Sealers' War skirmish of 1817 from which it derived its colonial name.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Beach and Pūrākaunui.
Long Beach
Hamlet
Long Beach, known in Māori as Wharauwerawera or Wharewerawera is a small coastal settlement in Otago, New Zealand comprising approximately 100 homes. Many of the sections were initially auctioned in October 1922 for a pound deposit.
Pūrākaunui
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pūrākaunui is a small settlement in Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located within the bounds of the city of Dunedin, in a rural coastal area some 25 km to the north of the city centre. Pūrākaunui is situated 2½ km northwest of Whareakeake.
Aramoana
Village
Photo: Benchill, Public domain.
Aramoana is a small coastal settlement 27 kilometres north of Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand. The settlement's permanent population in the 2001 Census was 261. Aramoana is situated 3½ km east of Whareakeake.
Whareakeake
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-45.76563° or 45° 45′ 56″ southLongitude
170.66644° or 170° 39′ 59″ eastOpen location code
4V6G6MM8+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 11681464110OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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