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Local advice, place guides and suburb guides from around Whangārei.
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.Rural and Outlying CommunitiesOakleighSuburb Guide to Rural Life on the HighwayExplore Oakleigh, a rural Whangārei suburb on State Highway 1, where farmland and a historic rail junction shape a quiet country address.Rural and Outlying CommunitiesMangapaiSuburb Guide to Farmland South of the HarbourDiscover Mangapai, a peaceful rural pocket south of Whangārei, where a heritage church and country hall still anchor community life.