Kaitemako

Kaitemako
Rural community
Upper Kaiate Falls
Upper Kaiate Falls
Map
Coordinates: 37°48′S 176°12′E / 37.8°S 176.2°E / -37.8; 176.2
CountryNew Zealand
RegionBay of Plenty
Territorial authorityWestern Bay of Plenty District
WardKaimai
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityWestern Bay of Plenty District Council
 • Regional councilBay of Plenty Regional Council
Area
 • Total75.76 km2 (29.25 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total2,070
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
3173

Kaitemako is a rural area in the Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The area includes the Kaitemako Stream catchment.[3] The highest point is Pukunui at 364 metres.[4] The Kaiate Falls (Te Rerekawau Falls) are a pair of waterfalls, with the lower fall being about 15 metres high.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Kaitemako Sub-Catchment Action Plan 2012" (PDF). Bay of Plenty Regional Council. 2012.
  4. ^ Pukunui, Bay of Plenty (Map). Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Kaiate Falls". Explore Tauranga. Retrieved 4 December 2020.