Whangārei Heads
Whangārei Heads is a locality and volcanic promontory on the northern side of the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is 29 km to the north-west, and Ocean Beach is 8 km to the south-east, with Taurikura between the two. Mount Manaia rises to 420 metres to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 969 residents
- Description: locality in Whangarei District, Northland Region, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Whangarei Heads”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Manaia and Mount Aubrey.
Mount Manaia
Peak
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
Mount Manaia is a dominant landmark approximately 30 kilometres southeast of Whangārei city on the Whangārei Heads peninsula. Standing 420 metres, the summit offers outstanding views of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery, Bream Bay and the Hauraki Gulf to the south, Whangārei Harbour to the west and the Poor Knights Islands and Northland coast to the north.
Northport
Northport is a commercial sea port at Marsden Point, at the entrance to the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand, located next to the Marsden Point Oil Refinery. Northport is situated 3 km southwest of Whangārei Heads.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taurikura and Marsden Point.
Taurikura
Hamlet
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
Taurikura is a small, rural township in the Whangarei District, approximately 30 kilometres south east of Whangārei city in Northland, New Zealand. The town is located on the shores of Calliope Bay at the base of 420-metre-high Mount Manaia which, along with Bream Head and the Hen Island, collectively form the ancient remnants of a very large andesitic volcano.
Marsden Point
Hamlet
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
Marsden Point is a broad, flat peninsula that is the southern head of the Whangārei Harbour entrance on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand, 30 kilometres southeast of the city of Whangārei. Marsden Point is situated 3½ km southwest of Whangārei Heads.
Urquharts Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
Urquharts Bay is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southeast of Whangārei Heads.
Whangārei Heads
- Category: locality
- Location: Whangarei, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.81646° or 35° 48′ 59″ southLongitude
174.5054° or 174° 30′ 19″ eastPopulation
969Elevation
128 metres (420 feet)United Nations Location Code
NZ WREOpen location code
4VPP5GM4+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 6778470065OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Whangārei Heads” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Whangarei Heads”
- French: “Whangarei Heads”
- Malay: “Whangarei Heads”
- Maori: “Whangārei Heads”
- Polish: “Whangarei Heads”
- Turkish: “Whangārei Heads”
- Welsh: “Penrhyn Whangarei”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McLeod Bay Hall and Whangarei Heads Volunteer Fire Brigade.
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