Mount Manaia

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.

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Type: Peak with an elevation of 419 metres
Description: volcanic mountain in New Zealand
Also known as: “Manaia” and “Manaia Peaks”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whangarei Heads School and Mount Aubrey.

Whangarei Heads School

School

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Mount Aubrey

Peak

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Mount Aubrey is a peak.

Northport

Northport is a commercial sea port at Marsden Point, at the entrance to the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand, located next to the Marsden Point Oil Refinery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taurikura and Whangārei Heads.

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.

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.