Opononi | |
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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 |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Far North District Council |
• Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[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 to the northeast.[4]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of [a] crooked fishing post" for Ōpononi.[5]
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