racetrack
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
Motor racing circuit in north Waikato beside the Waikato Expressway, hosting national series and open track days.
25 km · about 30 min drive
OceaniaNew ZealandAuckland
Ramarama
Auckland, New Zealand · Oceania
About Ramarama
Ramarama is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Drury, 40km from Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Ramarama is in Auckland, New Zealand, with about 3,100 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Drury, about 6 km away.
Ramarama, previously known as Sheppards Bush, is a small community at the far south of the Auckland Region in New Zealand's North Island, located just to the north of the Bombay Hills (a point commonly regarded as the most southern part of the Auckland region). Ramarama has an off-ramp at exit 466 on the motorwayRead more
south of Auckland. The suburb is effectively sliced in two by the motorway, this section of which was constructed in 1978.
The main settlement of Ramarama contains a convenience store and several small businesses. Most of the land in the area is made up of market gardens, farms and lifestyle blocks as would be expected from the entirely rural region in which it is located. There are several floral/garden/nursery businesses with large glasshouses and a number of poultry/egg producing farms in the surrounding area.
Ramarama is named after ramarama, a small tree with leaves that can cure bruises if crushed.
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What is there to see near Ramarama?
Within an hour or so of Ramarama: Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (25 km), Sky Tower (37 km), Auckland Zoo (38 km), Auckland Harbour Bridge (40 km).
Where is Ramarama?
Ramarama is in Auckland, New Zealand, about 6 km from Drury.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,050
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Auckland
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -37.1500, 174.9500
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Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Ramarama
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Sky Tower
328-metre observation and telecommunications tower dominating the Auckland skyline, New Zealand's tallest man-made structure.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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Auckland Zoo
New Zealand's largest zoo with native wildlife including kiwi alongside exotic species from around the globe.
38 km · about 45 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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
beach
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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
beach
Piha Beach
Auckland's wild west coast surf beach, dominated by the iconic Lion Rock and powerful black-sand breakers.
48 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Muriwai Gannet Colony
Around 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.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Ramarama
- 40 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.
- 58 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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