Puriri, New Zealand
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Puriri is a small locality on the Hauraki Plains of New Zealand. It lies approximately 14 km south-east of Thames, New Zealand.
Hauraki Trail information board about Puriri railway station
Hauraki Plains
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The Hauraki Plains are a geographical area located in the northern North Island of New Zealand, at the lower end of the Thames Valley. They are located 75 kilometres south-east of Auckland, at the foo
Puriri, New Zealand
…Puriri is a small locality on the Hauraki Plains of New Zealand. It lies approximately 14 km south-east of Thames, New Zealand. Puriri was originally a Ngāti Maru settlement, which the Rev. Henry…
A true-colour image acquired by NASA's Terra satellite, on 23 October 2002. The Hauraki Plains are at the base of the large bay (the Firth of Thames) just to the lower right of centre. Dark green forest outlines the Kaimai Ranges to the east of the plains, and the Hunua and Coromandel ranges, west and east respectively, of the firth.
Control works in the floodplain of the Piako River played a big role in the draining of the Hauraki Plains