Waiouru is a small town in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is on the North Island Volcanic Plateau, 25 kilometres south-east of Mount Ruapehu, and in the Ruapehu District. The main attraction of Waiouru is the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum, opened in 1978, which features static displays of […]

Waitaria Bay is a locality in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It lies on the northern side of Kenepuru Sound in the Marlborough Sounds. The town is one of the most isolated in mainland New Zealand to have a school. The nearest shop is about 50 minutes drive, the nearest small town, Havelock, is […]

Muriwai, also called Muriwai Beach, is a coastal community located on the West Coast of North Island, New Zealand. It is also home to a large colony of gannets. It is approximately 17 km West of Kumeu, 42 kilometres Northwest of Auckland City, at the southern end of an unbroken 50 kilometre stretch of beach […]

Pipiwai is a locality in the Te Horo valley in Northland, New Zealand. Whangarei is about 35 km to the southeast. Titoki is about 16 km to the south. There are few jobs in the area, and most adults are either on benefits or commute to Whangarei or Dargaville. Te Horo School is a coeducational […]

Wairau Valley is the valley of the Wairau River in Marlborough, New Zealand and also the name of the main settlement in the upper valley. State Highway 63 runs through the valley. The valley opens onto the Wairau Plain, where Renwick and Blenheim are sited. The Alpine-Wairau Fault runs along the length of the valley. […]

Waiotira is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. Whangarei is to the northeast. Tauraroa is about 9 km northeast. The North Auckland railway line passes through Tauraroa, and the Waiotira Stream flows southwest to join with the Omaru River. HistoryEdit N.A. Places to VisitAdd   How to ReachEdit By Air : N.A. By Train :N.A. […]

Waimate North is a small settlement in Northland, New Zealand. It is situated between Kerikeri and Lake Omapere, west of the Bay of Islands. Okuratope Pa was situated here and was the home to chief Te Hotete (father of Hongi Hika) of the Ngai Tawake hapu in the late 18th-early 19th centuries. A major disturbance […]

Waikawa is a small settlement to the north east of Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand. Waikawa Bay opens onto Queen Charlotte Sound. The population was 1158 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 168 from 2001. Waikawa includes a couple of shops, some accommodations apartments and many luxury holiday homes along the shore line. Waikawa is […]

Waipatiki Beach is a small coastal village in Hastings District, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. It is situated in a little valley at the end of a road that branches off the main road from Napier to Gisborne (SH 2) and that finally, after 11 km, leads to a small sandy beach; first Tangoio Rd, then […]

The Waikato Region is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato, Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern King Country, much of the Taupo District, and parts of Rotorua District. It is governed by the Waikato Regional Council. To the west, the region is bounded by the Tasman […]