Hikurangi Island

Hikurangi Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Hikurangi Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Hikurangi Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.42508, 175.89762. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hikurangi Island

• Titiraupenga · viewpoint · Taupō · ~25 km · Must-see
• Titiraupenga · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wairakei · viewpoint · Taupō · ~33 km · Must-see
• Karapiti · viewpoint · Taupō · ~35 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon · attraction · Taupō · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pureora Forest Park · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tauhara · viewpoint · Taupō · ~47 km · Must-see
• Taupō Volcano · viewpoint · Taupō · ~49 km · Must-see
• Maungaongaonga · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~52 km · Must-see
• Champagne Pool · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rangitoto Range · viewpoint · Ōtorohanga · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lady Knox Geyser · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Horomatangi Reef · beach · Taupō · ~54 km · Must-see
• Whakarewarewa Conservation Park · sanctuary · Rotorua Lakes · ~55 km · Must-see
• The Redwoods · park · Rotorua Lakes · ~55 km · Must-see
• Maunga Kākaramea / Rainbow Mountain · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jean Batten Memorial · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hikurangi Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Hikurangi Island

• Matekuri Island · river spot · Taupō · ~14 km
• Ngaawapurua Rapids · river spot · Taupō · ~40 km
• Whakamourore · river spot · Taupō · ~40 km
• Motutāhae · river spot · Taupō · ~41 km
• Motuwhara Island · river spot · Taupō · ~50 km
• Punaruku Island · river spot · Rotorua Lakes · ~53 km
• Motutawa Island · river spot · Rotorua Lakes · ~53 km
• Motutāiko Island · river spot · Taupō · ~60 km
• Motutaiko Island · river spot · Ruapehu · ~60 km
• Pātītī Island / Banded Island · river spot · Rotorua Lakes · ~64 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Waikato

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