Hihi, New Zealand

Hihi
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Coordinates: 34°58′25″S 173°32′29″E / 34.973473°S 173.541525°E / -34.973473; 173.541525
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District
WardTe Hiku
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityFar North District Council
 • Regional councilNorthland Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total220
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)

Hihi or Hihi Beach is a village and rural community in the Far North District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.[3]

The local Waitetoki Marae is a meeting place for the local Ngāti Kahu hapū of Ngāti Ruaiti.[4] Unlike many other marae, it does not have a meeting house.[5]

Hihi was visited by an American whaling ship in 1792.[6] It became a whaling centre between the 1820s and 1850s.[7]

Butler Point Whaling Museum, located in the village, includes artefacts from American and European whalers, and from Ngāti Kahu.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Hihi Beach, Northland". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  4. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  5. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  6. ^ "Butler Point Whaling Museum on NZ Museums". nzmuseums.co.nz. Te Papa.
  7. ^ "Butler Point Whaling Museum". Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet Ltd. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Buller Point Whaling Museum". bullerpoint.co.nz. Buller Point.