Opononi

Opononi
A fish-eye photograph of Opononi Wharf
Opononi Wharf
Map
Coordinates: 35°30′45″S 173°23′25″E / 35.51250°S 173.39028°E / -35.51250; 173.39028
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District
WardKaikohe/Hokianga
CommunityKaikohe-Hokianga
SubdivisionSouth Hokianga
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityFar North District Council
 • Regional councilNorthland Regional Council
 • Mayor of Far NorthMoko Tepania
 • Northland MPGrant McCallum
 • Te Tai Tokerau MPMariameno Kapa-Kingi
Area
 • Total
0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
280
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Opononi beach

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Hokianga district". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  4. ^ Harriss, Gavin (November 2021). Opononi, Northland (Map). NZ Topo Map.
  5. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.