Fairburn (New Zealand)
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Coordinates | 35 ° 6 ′ S , 173 ° 24 ′ E | |
Region ISO | NZ-NTL | |
Country | New Zealand | |
region | Northland | |
District | Far North District | |
Ward | Te Hiku Ward | |
Residents | few | |
height | 58 m | |
Post Code | 0482 | |
Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 |
Fairburn is a small settlement in the Far North District of Northland on the North Island of New Zealand .
geography
The settlement is about 8 km east of Kaitaia and about 3 km north of New Zealand State Highway 1 . Closest settlements on the highway are Rangitihi in the west and Pamapuria in the southeast. There are secondary roads to the north to Kaingaroa and Aurere and to the south-east to Peria .
On Beckham Road, about 1.5 km east of the town, is the touristically developed Millennium Nocturnal Park , where ostriches are kept and kiwis and glowworms live, which can be viewed on guided tours in the evenings.
Individual evidence
- ^ Millennium Nocturnal Park. Millennium1st Group Ltd, archived from the original on February 17, 2009 ; accessed on August 11, 2014 (English, original website no longer available).
- ^ Helga Neubauer: Fairburn . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 168 .