Te Waimate mission

#140 among destinations in New Zealand

Museum, Church, History museum

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Te Waimate Mission was the fourth mission station established in New Zealand and the first settlement inland from the Bay of Islands. The members of the Church Missionary Society appointed to establish Te Waimate Mission at Waimate North were the Rev. William Yate and lay members Richard Davis, George Clarke and James Hamlin. ()

Coordinates: 35°18'60"S, 173°52'34"E

Location

344 Te Ahu Ahu RoadWaimate North 0472 NorthlandNew Zealand

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+64 9-405 9734

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Te Waimate mission – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Ōmāpere, Lake Waingaro, Lake Ōwhareiti, Maungaturoto Volcano.

5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Ōmāpere
131 min walk • Lake Ōmāpere is the largest lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand.
3.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Waingaro
100 min walk • Lake Waingaro is a lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand. The lake is a main supply of water for the Kerikeri Town Water Supply.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Ōwhareiti
158 min walk • Lake Ōwhareiti is a lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand, South of Pakaraka.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Maungaturoto Volcano
94 min walk • Maungaturoto is a 282 m high basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. It was the site of a pā.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Te Ahuahu
65 min walk • Te Ahuahu is a 373 m high basaltic scoria cone, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. It was the site of Hone Heke's pā that was the scene of the Battle of Te Ahuahu during the Flagstaff War of 1845–46.
5.2 miW
Town
Ōkaihau
134 min walk • Ōkaihau is a small town in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island, just north of Kaikohe. State Highway 1 passes through Ōkaihau making it fairly busy. Ōkaihau has a primary school and a secondary school.
2.4 miS
Locality
Ōhaeawai
62 min walk • Ōhaeawai is a small village at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 in the Far North District of New Zealand, some 250 km from Auckland. The town of Kaikohe is 10.4 km to the west, and the Bay of Islands is a short drive to the east.