Opononi | |
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 Opononi wharf | |
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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]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "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)
- ^ "Hokianga district". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ Harriss, Gavin (November 2021). Opononi, Northland (Map). NZ Topo Map.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.