Whangārei Falls
Whangārei Falls is located just on the outskirts of Whangārei on Boundary Road in the suburb of Tikipunga, a popular place for both locals and tourists to visit, go for walks along the edge of the Hātea River, or to have a picnic on the lawns and tables at the top of the waterfall near the main car park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Otuihau Falls”, “Otuihau Whangarei Falls”, and “Whangarei Falls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paranui Falls and Mair Park.
Mair Park
Park
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mair Park is in Whangārei, New Zealand, adjacent to the suburb of Mairtown. It is named for Robert Mair, who donated the land from his estate to the city in 1914. Mair Park is situated 3 km south of Whangārei Falls.
Whangārei Girls’ High School
School
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whangārei Girls' High School is a single sex state secondary school founded in 1881 in Whangārei, New Zealand. It has a roll of 1531 as of July 2025. Whangārei Girls’ High School is situated 3½ km southwest of Whangārei Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tikipunga and Glenbervie.
Tikipunga
Suburb
Tikipunga is one of the biggest suburbs in Whangārei, New Zealand. It is in the north-east part of the city and has the landmark Whangārei Falls nearby.
Glenbervie
Village
Glenbervie is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. The city of Whangārei lies to the southwest, and the localities of Kiripaka and Ngunguru to the northeast. The Glenbervie Forest is north of the settlement.
Otangarei
Suburb
Otangarei is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of group of people leaping" for Ōtāngarei.
Whangārei Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.6844° or 35° 41′ 4″ southLongitude
174.33581° or 174° 20′ 9″ eastElevation
84 metres (276 feet)Height
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
4VPP888P+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 735174541OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
6230756Wikidata ID
Q34682389
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Whangārei Falls” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whangarei Falls”
- Chinese: “旺阿雷瀑布”
- Chinese: “法納雷瀑布”
- German: “Whangarei Falls”
- German: “Whangārei Falls”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Whau Valley and Mairtown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tikipunga Sports Park and Tikipunga High School.
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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 “Whangārei Falls”. Photo: ShakyIsles, CC BY-SA 4.0.