Wharekai

Wharekai is a building in Kawerau District, Bay of Plenty. Wharekai is situated near the grassland Rautahi Marae, as well as near Saint Gerards Catholic Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tarawera High School and Pūtauaki.

Tarawera High School

School

Tarawera High School is a secondary school located in Kawerau, New Zealand. It is the only secondary school serving the town, and serves students from Years 7 to 13. Tarawera High School is situated 1 km northeast of Wharekai.

Pūtauaki

Peak

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Pūtauaki, known in English as Mount Edgecumbe, is a dacite volcanic cone in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. A King of the Mountain race was run on Pūtauaki as part of the international King of the Mountain series between 1955 and 2020, and proceeds were donated to charity. Pūtauaki is situated 4 km southeast of Wharekai.

Kawerau Power Station

Power station

Photo: Rjglewis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kawerau Power Station is a 100-megawatt geothermal power plant located just outside the town of Kawerau in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. Kawerau Power Station is situated 4 km northeast of Wharekai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kawerau and Onepu.

Kawerau

Town

Photo: Air55, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kawerau is a town in the Bay of Plenty Region on the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 100 km south-east of Tauranga and 58 km east of Rotorua.

Onepu

Locality

Photo: Air55, CC BY 3.0.

Onepu is a rural community in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Onepu is the original name of the Rohe which the Kawerau township now stands. Onepu is situated 9 km northeast of Wharekai.

Wharekai

Type: Building
Location: Kawerau District, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-38.09034° or 38° 5′ 25″ south

Longitude

176.69961° or 176° 41′ 59″ east

Open location code

4VHRWM5X+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 464614117

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rautahi Marae and Saint Gerards Catholic Church.

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