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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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
Photo: Gadfium, Public domain.
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, the document that established the British Colony of New Zealand, was signed in the grounds of the Treaty House on 6 February 1840. Treaty House is situated 2½ km northeast of Haruru.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waitangi and Paihia.
Waitangi
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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″ southLongitude
174.05787° or 174° 3′ 28″ eastPopulation
1,220Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
4VPPP395+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1768554165OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2190227Wikidata ID
Q33443578
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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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Highlights include Haruru Falls Bridge and Kaipatiki Creek Bridge.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Haruru”. Photo: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.