Explore Kia Ora, New South Wales, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kia Ora, NSW map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kia Ora, New South Wales, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of New South Wales or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Kia Ora and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Kia Ora.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Kia Ora |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Mid-Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.96073 |
| Longitude | 151.96622 |
| Area | 15.6 km² |
| Postcode | 2422 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 224 km north-northeast |
Kia Ora is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 15.6 km². It lies approximately 224 km north-northeast of Sydney. Kia Ora is located at 31.9607°S, 151.9662°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2422. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Kia Ora breathes the salty air of the Mid-North Coast, a place where rolling hills, softened by centuries of sun and rain, gently descend towards the glimmering expanse of the Pacific. It lies 94.6 km north-north-east of Maitland, NSW (from Maitland, NSW: bearing 24°T), and is situated 5.7 km north of Gloucester. The land here is a quilt of emerald pastures and dark, rich soil, interrupted by stands of gum trees that reach skyward like weathered sentinels. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of damp earth and blooming wildflowers, and the distant murmur of the ocean is a constant, soothing presence. The character of Kia Ora is one of quiet resilience, a landscape that has shaped its people as much as they have shaped it, fostering a sense of groundedness that is palpable to any traveller passing through.
The history of Kia Ora is interwoven with the bounty of the land and the sea, a narrative of settlement and sustenance that has unfolded over generations. Once the domain of Indigenous peoples, whose connection to this country runs deep, the area later attracted settlers drawn by its fertile soil, suitable for dairy farming and grazing, and its proximity to the coast, which offered rich fishing grounds. The local economy still bears the imprint of these early industries, with dairy herds dotting the hillsides and the scent of freshly cut hay sometimes drifting on the breeze, though tourism has become an increasingly important thread in its fabric. Kia Ora’s charm lies in its unpretentious beauty, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the tides and the seasons, and where the simple pleasures of a clear dawn or a sky ablaze with sunset colours are cherished.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Kia Ora, New South Wales. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Kia Ora, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Kia Ora includes the postcode (2422), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Mid-Coast Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kia Ora is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |