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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Aubrey and Whangarei Heads School.

Mount Aubrey

Peak

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Mount Aubrey is a peak.

Whangarei Heads School

School

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whangārei Heads and Taurikura.

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.

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.

Marsden Point

Hamlet

Photo: Follash, Public domain.

Marsden Point is a broad, flat peninsula that is the southern head of the Whangārei Harbour entrance on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand, 30 kilometres southeast of the city of Whangārei. Marsden Point is situated 3½ km southwest of Manaia.

Manaia

Type: Hill with an elevation of 77 metres
Category: landform
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.81818° or 35° 49′ 5″ south

Longitude

174.51019° or 174° 30′ 37″ east

Elevation

77 metres (253 feet)

Open location code

4VPP5GJ6+P3

GeoNames ID

6231032

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