Orewa

Orewa is a settlement in the northern of . It is a suburb of the , just north of the base of the and 40 kilometres north of central Auckland.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 12,000 residents
  • Description: beachside town in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Ōrewa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ōrewa Beach and Ōrewa Library.

Beach
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Building
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is a building.

School
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is a state coeducational combined intermediate and secondary school located in Orewa, on the north of , . A total of 2,282 students from Years 7 to 13 attend the school as of July 2026.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatfields Beach and Red Beach.

Suburb
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is a northern coastal suburb of , in . It is on the Hibiscus Coast Highway about 40 kilometres north of the city centre. In 2011, the beach was officially gazetted as Ōtānerua / .

Suburb
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is a suburb surrounding the beach of the same name on the , , New Zealand, at the base of the . The suburb of is to the south-west, and Orewa to the north.

Suburb
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is a northern suburb of , located in . It is about 33 kilometres north of the city centre. The Auckland Northern Motorway and Orewa River form its western and northern boundaries respectively. is situated 2½ km southwest of Orewa.

Orewa

Latitude
-36.58576° or 36° 35′ 9″ south
Longitude
174.6915° or 174° 41′ 29″ east
Population
12,000
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
Open location code
4VMPCM7R+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 795264556
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2185445
Wiki­data ID
Q576540
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Satellite Map

Discover Orewa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Orewa” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Orewa”
  • Catalan: “Orewa”
  • Chinese: “奥雷瓦”
  • Chinese: “奧雷瓦”
  • Dutch: “Orewa”
  • French: “Orewa”
  • German: “Orewa”
  • Japanese: “オレワ”
  • Macedonian: “Орева”
  • Malay: “Orewa”
  • Maori: “Ōrewa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orewa”
  • Polish: “Orewa”
  • Turkish: “Orewa”
  • Urdu: “اوریوا”

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