Opononi | |
|---|---|
 Opononi Wharf | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 35°30′45″S 173°23′25″E / 35.51250°S 173.39028°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
| Ward | Kaikohe/Hokianga |
| Community | Kaikohe-Hokianga |
| Subdivision | South Hokianga |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Far North District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Far North | Moko Tepania |
| • Northland MP | Grant McCallum |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 280 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Opononi is a settlement on the south shore of Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand.[3] State Highway 12 runs through Opononi. Ōmāpere is on the shore to the south of Opononi and Pakanae is to the northeast.[4]
According to the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the name Opononi roughly translates to "place of crooked fishing post" in Māori.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Hokianga district". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Harriss, Gavin (November 2021). Opononi, Northland (Map). NZ Topo Map.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.