Ngunguru

Ngunguru
Ngunguru coast
Ngunguru coast
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Coordinates: 35°38′04″S 174°30′00″E / 35.63444°S 174.50000°E / -35.63444; 174.50000
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictWhangarei District
WardWhangarei Heads Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityWhangarei District Council
 • Regional councilNorthland Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total1,270
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
View from Ngunguru across the estuary and sandspit

Ngunguru is a coastal settlement in Northland, New Zealand, 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Whangārei. The Ngunguru River flows between the settlement and a long low sandspit into Ngunguru Bay, which stretches southwards. North of Ngunguru are Tutukaka and Matapouri. Just off the Ngunguru coast are the Poor Knights Islands, a protected marine reserve.[3][4]

Ngunguru is a Māori-language word meaning "rumbling tides".[5]

  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. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 8. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  4. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 25. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  5. ^ "Whangārei tribes". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008.