Tauraroa

Tauraroa
Tauraroa is located in Northland Region
Tauraroa
Tauraroa
Coordinates: 35°52′23″S 174°13′46″E / 35.87306°S 174.22944°E / -35.87306; 174.22944
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictWhangarei District

Tauraroa is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is to the northeast. Maungakaramea is about 5 km northwest. Waiotira is about 9 km southwest. The North Auckland railway line passes through Tauraroa, and the Tauraroa River flows past.[1][2]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long rope" for Tauraroa.[3]

  1. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 7. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 27. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.