racetrack
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
Motor racing circuit in north Waikato beside the Waikato Expressway, hosting national series and open track days.
15 km · about 30 min drive
OceaniaNew ZealandWaikato Region
Tuakau
Waikato Region, New Zealand · Oceania
About Tuakau
Tuakau is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Pokeno, 52km from Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Tuakau is in Waikato Region, New Zealand, with about 6,200 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Pokeno, about 7 km away.
Tuakau (Māori: Tūākau) is a town in the Waikato region at the foot of the Bombay Hills, formerly part of the Franklin District until 2010, when it became part of Waikato District in the North Island of New Zealand. The town serves to support local farming, and is the residence of many employees of New Zealand Steel atRead more
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What is there to see near Tuakau?
Within an hour or so of Tuakau: Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (15 km), Auckland Zoo (49 km), Sky Tower (50 km), Auckland Harbour Bridge (52 km).
Where is Tuakau?
Tuakau is in Waikato Region, New Zealand, about 7 km from Pokeno.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,180
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Waikato Region
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -37.2705, 174.9438
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Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Tuakau
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Auckland Zoo
New Zealand's largest zoo with native wildlife including kiwi alongside exotic species from around the globe.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Sky Tower
328-metre observation and telecommunications tower dominating the Auckland skyline, New Zealand's tallest man-made structure.
50 km · about 55 min drive
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Auckland Harbour Bridge
The eight-lane icon spanning Waitematā Harbour since 1959, carrying SH1 into downtown Auckland with skyline and gulf views: thrill-seekers can climb it or bungy jump off it.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Karekare Beach
A vast black-sand beach beneath the Waitakere Ranges, where The Piano was filmed, with a waterfall in the bush behind the car park. Wilder and emptier than neighbouring Piha.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Piha Beach
Auckland's wild west coast surf beach, dominated by the iconic Lion Rock and powerful black-sand breakers.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Tuakau
- 52 kmAuckland Harbour BridgeThe eight-lane icon spanning Waitematā Harbour since 1959, carrying SH1 into downtown Auckland with skyline and gulf views: thrill-seekers can climb it or bungy jump off it.
- 67 kmMuriwai Gannet ColonyAround 1,200 pairs of Australasian gannets nest on a cliff shelf and sea stack west of Auckland, with viewing platforms placed metres from the birds. Occupied roughly August to March.
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