Fairburn (New Zealand)

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Fairburn
Geographical location
Fairburn (New Zealand)
Fairburn
Coordinates 35 ° 6 ′  S , 173 ° 24 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 6 ′  S , 173 ° 24 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-NTL
Country New ZealandNew Zealand 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

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ Helga Neubauer: Fairburn . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 168 .