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Local advice, place guides and suburb guides from around Whangārei.
Local AdviceReconditioning a Wood Burner in WhangāreiWhen It Is Worth DoingA lot of Whangārei homes have a wood burner that has been there longer than the current owners. It still lights, it still heats the lounge, but it does not burn the way it used to. The door does not close quite right, the glass blackens, and it seems to need more wood for less …Local AdviceWood Burner Servicing in WhangāreiWhat a Yearly Service Should CoverMost wood burners in Whangārei only get looked at when something goes wrong: the room fills with smoke, the glass blackens in an evening, or the fire refuses to draw on a still night. By then a small, cheap fix has often turned into a bigger one. A yearly service is how that is avoided. …Rural and Outlying CommunitiesMaungatapereSettlement Guide to Volcanic Farmland and Stone WallsExplore a working rural settlement west of Whangārei, where a forested volcanic cone watches over farms, stone walls and a highway crossroads.Rural and Outlying CommunitiesTitokiVillage Guide to Mangakahia Valley CountryDiscover Titoki, a quiet Mangakahia Valley village where farms, a local marae and river country shape everyday life.Coastal SettlementsParua BayVillage Guide to Harbour Living on the HeadsHead to Parua Bay for sheltered harbour views, a village wharf and an easy coastal stop on the road to the Whangārei Heads.Coastal SettlementsNgunguruSettlement Guide to Estuary Life on the CoastDiscover Ngunguru, where a tidal estuary, long sandspit and coastal village life sit on the road toward the Poor Knights.Rural and Outlying CommunitiesKauriSettlement Guide to Rural Life and Kaurihohore HistoryDiscover Kauri, a quiet rural settlement on the edge of Whangārei, where Scots church history and open farmland still set the pace.Coastal SettlementsWhananakiVillage Guide to Estuary Life and the FootbridgeHead to Whananaki for a quiet estuary village, a wooden footbridge and coastal walks on the Whangārei east coast.Coastal SettlementsTutukakaVillage Guide to Harbour Life and the Poor KnightsHead to Tutukaka, a harbour village where marina life, cliff walks and boats bound for the Poor Knights await.Rural and Outlying CommunitiesPuweraSuburb Guide to Rural Living South of the CityHead to Puwera for a rural stretch of State Highway 1 south of Whangārei, where lifestyle blocks and a regional landfill shape the landscape.Bream Bay Towns and LocalitiesTakahiwaiSuburb Guide to Harbour Hills and Hapū LifeHead to Takahiwai on the southern shore of Whangārei Harbour, where forested hills and a living marae shape a quiet rural community.Western SuburbsHorahoraSuburb Guide to the Hospital and Western StreetsExplore Horahora on Whangārei's western side, where the public hospital, a rugby park and quiet streets sit close to town.