Ruakākā
Ruakākā is a small town on Bream Bay, in Whangarei District in the north of New Zealand, around 30 kilometres south of central Whangārei. Originally a small beachside community, Ruakākā saw development in the 1980s due to expansion of nearby Marsden Point, New Zealand's sole oil refinery.
- Town with 2,860 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 14 metres (46 feet)
- Description: locality in Whangarei District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bream Bay College and Marsden B.
Bream Bay College
School
Bream Bay College is a secondary school in Ruakākā…
Ruakākā Energy Park
Power station
The Ruakākā Energy Park is a co-located battery energy… Ruakākā Energy Park is situated 3½ km northeast of Ruakākā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marsden Point and Marsden Bay.
Marsden Point
Hamlet
Follash, Public domain.
Marsden Point is a broad, flat peninsula that is the… Marsden Point is situated 4½ km northeast of Ruakākā.
Marsden Bay
Locality
Marsden Bay is a locality and bay at the south head of Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Marsden Bay is situated 5 km north of Ruakākā.
One Tree Point
Suburb
One Tree Point is a settlement on the southern side of Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. One Tree Point is situated 5 km north of Ruakākā.
Ruakākā
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
-35.87544° or 35° 52′ 32″ south
Longitude
174.45571° or 174° 27′ 21″ east
Open location code
4VPP4FF4+R7
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Ruakākā” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ruakaka”
- Dutch: “Ruakaka”
- French: “Ruakaka”
- Malay: “Ruakaka”
- Maori: “Ruakākā”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ruakaka”
- Polish: “Ruakaka”
- Turkish: “Ruakākā”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Marsden City and Ruakākā Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruakākā Police Station and The Ruakaka Hub Library and Service Centre.
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