Haruru

Haruru is a residential and commercial locality in the Far North District of New Zealand. State Highway 11 runs through the locality. Puketona is 10 kilometres west, and Paihia is 4 kilometres east, The name means a continuous noise or roar in the Māori language, which refers to the sound of Haruru Falls, a five metre high broad waterfall about a kilometre away.

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Type: Town with 1,220 residents
Description: locality in Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Also known as: “Haruru, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Haruru Falls and Treaty House.

Haruru Falls

Waterfall

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Haruru Falls is a five-metre-high waterfall near the settlement of Haruru in the Far North District of New Zealand, three kilometres west of Paihia. In the Māori language, the word haruru means 'continuous noise or roar'.

Treaty House

Photo: Winstonwolfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Treaty House at Waitangi in Northland, New Zealand, is the former house of the British Resident in New Zealand, James Busby. The Treaty of Waitangi, a document that established the British Colony of New Zealand and which holds importance in the country's national mythos, was signed in the grounds of the Treaty House on 6 February 1840. Treaty House is situated 2½ km northeast of Haruru.

Hobson Beach

Beach

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Hobson Beach is situated 2½ km northeast of Haruru.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waitangi and Paihia.

Waitangi

Village

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Waitangi is a locality on the north side of the Waitangi River in the Bay of Islands, 60 kilometres north of Whangārei, on the North Island of New Zealand.

Paihia

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Paihia is an historic town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. It has numerous sights and activities, and stunning views of the bay.

Te Haumi

Hamlet

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Te Haumi is a settlement south-east of Paihia and north-west of Opua in the Bay of Islands area of Northland Region, New Zealand. The Rangatira Tohitapu lived at Te Haumi until his death in 1833. He is remembered in the naming of Tohitapu Road. Te Haumi is situated 4½ km southeast of Haruru.

Haruru

Category: locality
Location: Far Far North, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.28024° or 35° 16′ 49″ south

Longitude

174.05787° or 174° 3′ 28″ east

Population

1,220

Elevation

27 metres (89 feet)

Open location code

4VPPP395+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1768554165

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

GeoNames ID

2190227

Wikidata ID

Q33443578

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Haruru” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Haruru”
Maori: “Haruru”
Turkish: “Haruru”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Haruru Falls Bridge and Kaipatiki Creek Bridge.

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