Whangarei District

Whangarei District
Territorial authority district
Mt Lion at the Whangarei Heads as viewed from Mt Manaia
Whangarei district within the North Island
Country	New Zealand
Region	Northland
District	Whangarei District Council
Wards	Māori Bream Bay Hikurangi-Coastal Mangakahia-Maungatapere Whangārei Heads Whangārei Urban
Local hapū	Ngāti Hine Ngāti Wai Patuharakeke Te Parawhau
Seat	Whangārei
Government
• Mayor	Vince Cocurullo[1]
• Deputy Mayor	Phil Halse [2]
• Territorial authority	Whangarei District Council
Area [3]
• Total	2,855 km2 (1,102 sq mi)
• Land	2,711.44 km2 (1,046.89 sq mi)
Population [4]
• Estimate  (June 2024)	102,200
Postcode(s)	Map of postcodes

Whangarei District is a territorial authority district in the Northland Region of New Zealand that is governed by the Whangarei District Council. The district is made up in area largely by rural land, and includes a fifth of the Northland Region. It extends southwards to the southern end of Bream Bay, northwards to Whangaruru and almost to the Bay of Islands, and westwards up the Mangakahia River valley past Pakotai and almost to Waipoua Forest. It includes the Hen and Chicken Islands and the Poor Knights Islands.

The principal urban area and district seat is the city of Whangārei. Other towns include Hūkerenui, Hikurangi, Titoki, Portland, Ruakākā and Waipu. The district population was 102,200 in June 2024.^[4]

The district contains beaches such as Ngunguru, game fishing at Tutukaka, a variety of beaches along Whangārei Harbour, as well as Matakohe or Limestone Island in the Harbour, now subject to ecological restoration. The main airport for the district is Whangarei Airport.