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Touring Maketu in New Zealand
Maketu in the region of Bay of Plenty with its 1,083 citizens is located in New Zealand - some 259 mi or ( 417 km ) North of Wellington , the country's capital city .
Time in Maketu is now 10:59 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wellington, Papamoa, Palmerston North, Otamarakau, and Ohinepanea. Being here already, consider visiting Wellington . Check out our recommendations for Maketu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Maketu
Maketu is a small town on the Bay of Plenty Coast in New Zealand. It is located on Okurei point and has an estuary from which the Kaituna River used to flow out of, it is also adjacent to Newdicks Beach located on the south eastern side of Okurei point. The name is sometimes informally abbreviated to MK2. It was the traditional landing site of the Te Arawa canoe.
Located at -37.77 176.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Kaituna River
The Kaituna River is located in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the outflow from Lakes Rotorua and Rotoiti, and flows northwards for 45 kilometres, emptying into the Bay of Plenty near Te Puke. It was the subject of a claim concerning the effluent flowing down the river from Lake Rotorua, which resulted in movement to a land treatment system.
Located at -37.75 176.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Newdicks Beach
Newdicks Beach is located on the southeastern side of Okurei Point (Town point) in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. The beach is approximately 2 km long and is a predominantly sandy beach. The sand is predominantly quartz giving it a light coloured appearance. The occasional black patches of sand are due to the mineral titanomagnitite which comes from andesitic volcanoes.
Located at -37.73 176.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Pukehina Beach
Pukehina Beach is a township located in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, which consists of a white sandy beach, an estuary, farms and residential houses. Activities that take place there are surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing, boating and farming. There is a campground located at the south-eastern end of the beach. Further to the south-east there is an extensive area of Māori land, which is not part of Pukehina Beach itself.
Located at -37.80 176.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Mangorewa River
The Mangorewa River is a river of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows northeast from its sources on the Mamaku Plateau northwest of Lake Rotorua, reaching the Kaituna River close to the town of Paengaroa.
Located at -37.83 176.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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