Whangarei, New Zealand
Whangarei is large urban area in the Northland region of the North Island
of New Zealand, with a population of 48,000 (2003 estimate). Until 1989 it was officially described as a city, but it is now administered by the Whangarei District Council, the district including
both Whangarei itself and the surrounding hinterland. Despite this, Whangarei is still normally referred to as a city. As such it
is the northernmost city in New Zealand.
Whangarei District includes the town of Hikurangi, and the suburbs of 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, game
fishing mecca Tutukaka, and a variety of beaches along Whangarei Harbour.
It has a total population of 68,000, and extends in area south as far as Bream Bay, north towards the Cape Brett peninsula, and west almost to the Waipoua Forest. It also includes the Hen and Chicken Islands and the Poor Knights Islands.
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.
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