Whangarei

Whangarei

Urban Area	Population	48,000
Urban Area	Extent	Hikurangi to Portland Te Hihi to airport
Territorial Authority	Name	Whangarei District
	Population	71,400
	Extent	Whangaruru to Waipu; west to Wheki Valley
Regional Council	Name	Northland

Whangarei is a city in the Northland region of New Zealand. The Whangarei District Council administers Whangarei.

Whangarei District comprises (amongst others) the suburbs Kamo, Tikipunga, Whau Valley, Otangarei, Kensington, Regent, Maunu, Morningside, Raumanga, and Onerahi as well as a large amount of rural land, including beaches such as Ngunguru, sport fishing mecca Tutukaka, and a variety of beaches along Whangarei Harbour.

It has a subtropical climate, and very few frosts. Summers rarely exceed 30 degrees, but there is plentiful rainfall, spread relatively evenly over the whole year.

External links

The district council's website (http://www.wdc.govt.nz/)

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Territorial Authorities of New Zealand
Cities:
North Shore \| Waitakere \| Auckland \| Manukau \| Hamilton \| Tauranga \| Napier \| Palmerston North \| Porirua \| Upper Hutt \| Lower Hutt \| Wellington \| Nelson* \| Christchurch \| Dunedin \| Invercargill
Districts:
North Island: \| Far North \| Whangarei \| Kaipara \| Rodney \| Papakura \| Franklin \| Thames-Coromandel \| Hauraki \| Waikato \| Matamata-Piako \| Waipa \| South Waikato \| Otorohanga \| Rotorua \| Waitomo \| Taupo \| Western Bay of Plenty \| Whakatane \| Kawerau\| Opotiki \| Gisborne* \| Wairoa \| Hastings \| Central Hawke's Bay \| New Plymouth \| Stratford \| South Taranaki \| Ruapehu \| Wanganui \| Rangitikei \| Manawatu \| Tararua \| Horowhenua \| Kapiti Coast \| Masterton \| Carterton \| South Wairarapa
South Island: Tasman* \| Marlborough* \| Buller \| Grey \| Westland \| Kaikoura \| Hurunui \| Waimakariri \| Banks Peninsula \| Selwyn\| Ashburton \| Timaru \| Mackenzie \| Waimate \| Waitaki \| Queenstown-Lakes \| Central Otago \| Clutha \| Gore \| Southland
Territory: Chatham Islands
*unitary authorities

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