Matakohe
Matakohe is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. The Matakohe River is a short river which runs from the north into the Arapaoa River, which is part of the Kaipara Harbour.Photo: Szilas, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kauri Museum.
Kauri Museum
Museum
Photo: Szilas, Public domain.
The Kauri Museum is in the west coast village of Matakohe, Northland, New Zealand. The museum, to the south of the Waipoua Forest, contains many exhibits that tell the story of the pioneering days when early European settlers in the area extracted kauri timber and kauri gum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pahi and Paparoa.
Pahi
Village
Pahi is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. It is at the end of a peninsula in the Kaipara Harbour, bounded by inlets to the Paparoa Creek to the west and the Pahi River to the east. Paparoa is 6 km to the north, and Matakohe is 4 km to the north-west. Pahi is situated 5 km southeast of Matakohe.
Paparoa
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paparoa is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. The Paparoa Stream flows from the east, through the settlement, and into the Paparoa Creek to the south, which joins the Arapaoa River which is part of the Kaipara Harbour. Paparoa is situated 6 km northeast of Matakohe.
Matakohe
- Type: Hamlet with 120 residents
- Description: locality in Kaipara District, Northland Region, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Kaipara District, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-36.13012° or 36° 7′ 48″ southLongitude
174.18592° or 174° 11′ 9″ eastPopulation
120Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
4VMPV59P+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1776981096OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2187204Wikidata ID
Q1908038
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