Whakapara

Whakapara is a village and rural community in the Whangarei District, six kilometres north of Hikurangi, twenty-two kilometres north of central Whangārei, and eight kilometres south-east of Hūkerenui, in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.^[1] State Highway 1 and the North Auckland railway line run through Whakapara.

The village includes the Whakapara Marae and Te Ihi o Nehua meeting house,^[2] a meeting place of the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Hao and Ngāti Hau.^[3]

References

^ Hariss, Gavin. "Whakapara, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.

35°32′52″S 174°16′40″E / 35.547815°S 174.277798°E / -35.547815; 174.277798

Whangarei District, New Zealand

Seat: Whangarei Central

Populated places

Hikurangi-Coastal	Glenbervie Hikurangi Hūkerenui Kauri Matapouri Matarau Ngunguru Ōakura Tutukaka Whakapara Whangaruru
Whangārei Heads	Bream Head Kiripaka McLeod Bay Ocean Beach Parua Bay Pataua Taiharuru Tamaterau Taurikura Urquharts Bay Waikaraka Whareora
Whangarei City	Avenues Horahora Te Kamo Kensington Mairtown Maunu Morningside Onerahi Otangarei Parahaki Port Whangārei Raumanga Regent Riverside Sherwood Rise Springs Flat Three Mile Bush Tikipunga Whangārei Central Whau Valley Woodhill
Mangakahia-Maungatapere	Kokopu Maungatapere Nukutawhiti Pakotai Parakao Pipiwai Poroti Purua Titoki
Bream Bay	Bream Bay Langs Beach Marsden Bay Marsden Point Maungakaramea One Tree Point Otaika Portland Ruakākā Tauraroa Waiotira Waipu Waipu Cove

Geographic features

Islands	Aorangaia Island Arakaninihi Island Hen and Chicken Islands Motu Matakohe Poor Knights Islands
Lake	Ora
Landforms	Bream Head Hurupaki Mountain Mount Manaia Whangārei Harbour