Tutea Caves

Tutea Caves is a cave in Auckland Region, North Island. Tutea Caves is situated nearby to the waterfall Tutea Falls, as well as near the ruins Okere Falls Power Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tutea Falls and Ōkere Falls.

Tutea Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Pukekoweka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tutea Falls is a waterfall.

Ōkere Falls

Waterfall

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Ōkere Falls is a waterfall.

Okere Falls Power Station

Ruins

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Okere Falls Power Station is a hydroelectric power station that came into production in May 1901, bringing electricity to Rotorua. At the time, Rotorua was only the fourth town in New Zealand to have electricity. Okere Falls Power Station is situated 280 metres south of Tutea Caves.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Okere Falls and Mourea.

Okere Falls

Village

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Okere Falls is a small town located 21 km from Rotorua on SH 33 between Rotorua and Tauranga on the North Island of New Zealand. The town is situated on the shore of the Okere Inlet of Lake Rotoiti, from which the Kaituna River flows north towards the Bay of Plenty.

Mourea

Village

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Mourea is a settlement in Rotorua Lakes within the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on a thin strip of land between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti, on State Highway 33. Mourea is situated 4½ km south of Tutea Caves.

Tikitere

Village

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tikitere, also known as "Hell's Gate", is a suburb in Rotorua's most active geothermal area on State Highway 30, between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Tikitere is situated 7 km south of Tutea Caves.

Tutea Caves

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.01143° or 38° 0′ 41″ south

Longitude

176.34434° or 176° 20′ 40″ east

Open location code

4VHRX8QV+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8329215576

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Highlights include Trout Pool Falls and Kaituna Cascades Rafting Company.

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