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.

Mount Aubrey

Peak

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Mount Aubrey is a peak.

Mount Lion

Peak

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Mount Lion is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taurikura and Urquharts Bay.

Taurikura

Hamlet

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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.

Urquharts Bay

Hamlet

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Urquharts Bay is a hamlet.

Whangārei Heads

Village

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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.

Taurikura Bay

Latitude

-35.82886° or 35° 49′ 44″ south

Longitude

174.52748° or 174° 31′ 39″ east

Elevation

106 metres (348 feet)

Open location code

4VPP5GCG+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9684963204

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

2181717

Wikidata ID

Q33593518

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In Other Languages

“Taurikura Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Taurikura Bay”

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