Wairākei / The Sands

Wairākei / The Sands is a suburb in , . Wairākei / The Sands is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pāpāmoa Beach.

Beach
Photo: Abaconda Management Group, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 3½ km northwest of Wairākei / The Sands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rangiuru and Te Puke.

Hamlet
is a rural community in the of 's . is situated 5 km south of Wairākei / The Sands.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the , , with an urban population of 9,000. "Te Puke" should be pronounced "teh-pook-eh" and means "The Hill" in Maori.

Suburb
or Beach is a suburb of , located about 11 kilometres from the city centre. It is the largest residential suburb in Tauranga. It is bordered to the west by and , the east by the and to the south by State Highway 2. is situated 7 km northwest of Wairākei / The Sands.

Wairākei / The Sands

Latitude
-37.73047° or 37° 43′ 50″ south
Longitude
176.3543° or 176° 21′ 16″ east
Open location code
4VJR7993+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1442776471
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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