List of natural harbors in New Zealand

The list of natural harbors in New Zealand includes all the coastal waters of New Zealand Authority Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) as Harbor designated and registered.

North island

The natural harbors in this table are listed from north to south and in this order from west to east. If necessary, the table can be sorted by columns.

Name natural harbor	region	coast	Coordinates	Length (km)	Width (km) max.	Depth (m) max.	Coast (km)	Area (km 2 )	comment
Parengarenga Harbor	Northland	East coast	34 ° 31 '  S , 172 ° 57'  E	15.0	20.0
Houhora Harbor	Northland	East coast	34 ° 48 ′  S , 173 ° 08 ′  E	7.8	2.3	4th	20th	14.3
Rangaunu Harbor	Northland	East coast	34 ° 57 '  S , 173 ° 18'  E	15.0	11.0	10	70	97
Mangonui Harbor	Northland	East coast	34 ° 59 ′  S , 173 ° 33 ′  E	4.0	2.1		16.5	4.0
Whangaroa Harbor	Northland	East coast	35 ° 03 '  S , 173 ° 44'  E	7.0	3.5		70
Whangamumu Harbor	Northland	East coast	35 ° 11 ′  S , 174 ° 18 ′  E	2.93	1.1		8.3		Was the location of a whaling station between 1844 and 1942
Herekino Harbor	Northland	West Coast	35 ° 17 ′  S , 174 ° 11 ′  E	4.5	0.74		14th
Whangaruru Harbor	Northland	East coast	35 ° 21 ′  S , 174 ° 21 ′  E	8.2	2.3		32
Whangape Harbor	Northland	West Coast	35 ° 21 ′  S , 173 ° 14 ′  E	6.23	1.7		22nd
Hokianga Harbor	Northland	West Coast	35 ° 32 '  S , 173 ° 22'  E	32.0	3.5		110	110.7
Tutukaka Harbor	Northland	East coast	35 ° 37 '  S , 174 ° 32'  E	1.87	0.68	12	4th	1.5
Whāngārei Harbor	Northland	East coast	35 ° 48 ′  S , 174 ° 25 ′  E	20.0	4.6	30th	95	105
Mangawhai Harbor	Northland	East coast	36 ° 37 '  S , 174 ° 35'  E	9.1	0.94		30th
Kaipara Harbor	Northland Auckland Council	West Coast	36 ° 23 '  S , 174 ° 13'  E	40	58	50	612	950
Whangateau Harbor	Auckland Council	East coast	36 ° 19 ′  S , 174 ° 46 ′  E	6.3	1.9		27.6
Bon Accord Harbor	Auckland Council	East coast	36 ° 25 ′  S , 174 ° 50 ′  E	3.45	1.35		12		is located on Kawau Island
Mahurangi Harbor	Auckland Council	East coast	36 ° 28 '  S , 174 ° 43'  E	10.7	2.5		57
Waitemata Harbor	Auckland Council	East coast	36 ° 50 ′  S , 174 ° 42 ′  E	16.0	9.0			182
Manukau Harbor	Auckland Council	West Coast	37 ° 02 ′  S , 174 ° 43 ′  E	38.0	22.0	50	195	365
Whangaparapara Harbor	Great Barrier Island	West Coast	36 ° 15 ′  S , 175 ° 24 ′  E	2.5	1.07		7.6
Tryphena Harbor	Great Barrier Island	West Coast	36 ° 16 '  S , 175 ° 26'  E	2.5	3.2		9.3
Whangapoua Harbor	Waikato Coromandel Peninsula	East coast	36 ° 44 ′  S , 175 ° 38 ′  E	5.4	3.8		28
Coromandel Harbor	Waikato Coromandel Peninsula	West Coast	36 ° 47 ′  S , 175 ° 29 ′  E	6.5	6.5		30th
Te Kouma Harbor	Waikato Coromandel Peninsula	West Coast	36 ° 50 ′  S , 175 ° 27 ′  E	3.4	1.12		11.5
Manaia Harbor	Waikato Coromandel Peninsula	West Coast	36 ° 51 ′  S , 175 ° 27 ′  E	4.5	1.26		14.5
Whitianga Harbor	Waikato Coromandel Peninsula	East coast	36 ° 51 ′  S , 175 ° 42 ′  E	7.2	1.44		30th
Tairua Harbor	Waikato Coromandel Peninsula	East coast	37 ° 01 ′  S , 175 ° 51 ′  E	5.4	1.2		16
Wharekawa Harbor	Waikato Coromandel Peninsula	East coast	37 ° 07 ′  S , 175 ° 53 ′  E	4.0	0.68		11
Whangamata Harbor	Waikato Coromandel Peninsula	East coast	37 ° 11 ′  S , 175 ° 52 ′  E	4.5	1.5		20th
Tauranga Harbor	Bay of Plenty	North coast	37 ° 36 ′  S , 176 ° 00 ′  E	10	33			218
Ohiwa Harbor	Bay of Plenty	North coast	38 ° 00 ′  S , 177 ° 08 ′  E	9.36	3.5		56	26.4
Raglan Harbor (Whāingaroa)	Waikato	West Coast	37 ° 47 '  S , 174 ° 54'  E	13.5	3.0	18th	123	33
Aotea Harbor	Waikato	West Coast	38 ° 00 ′  S , 174 ° 51 ′  E	11.5	5.8		58	31.9
Kawhia Harbor	Waikato	West Coast	38 ° 05 ′  S , 174 ° 49 ′  E	12.5	11.0		157	67.7
Porirua Harbor	Wellington	West Coast	41 ° 06 ′  S , 174 ° 52 ′  E	4.7	2.1	20th	25.7	8.07
Wellington Harbor	Wellington	South coast	41 ° 16 ′  S , 174 ° 52 ′  E	12.0	10.1	28	50	78	Ferry service to Picton Harbor
Lambton Harbor	Wellington	South coast	41 ° 17 '  S , 174 ° 47'  E	1.2	1.2	17.4	5	~ 1.5	is part of Wellington Harbor and has a ferry service to Picton Harbor

South island

The natural harbors in this table are listed from north to south and in this order from west to east. If necessary, the table can be sorted by columns.

Name natural harbor	region	coast	Coordinates	Length (km)	Width (km) max.	Depth (m) max.	Coast (km)	Area (km 2 )	comment
Greville Harbor	Marlborough	North coast	40 ° 51 ′  S , 173 ° 48 ′  E	8.8	2.4		34		is on the west side of D'Urville Island
Croisilles Harbor	Marlborough	North coast	41 ° 04 ′  S , 173 ° 40 ′  E	12	7th		57
Picton Harbor	Marlborough	North coast	41 ° 17 ′  S , 174 ° 01 ′  E	2.4	0.7		6.2		Ferry service to Wellington and Lambton Harbor
Lyttelton Harbor	Canterbury	East coast	43 ° 37 ′  S , 172 ° 44 ′  E	15th	5.5		55
Akaroa Harbor	Canterbury	East coast	43 ° 51 '  S , 172 ° 56'  E	16.5	4.6		52	42.7
Facile Harbor	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 42 '  S , 166 ° 34'  E	1.5	0.51		3.8
Anchor Island Harbor	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 45 ′  S , 166 ° 32 ′  E	0.87	0.71		3.2
Pickersgill Harbor	Southland	West Coast	45 ° 48 ′  S , 166 ° 35 ′  E	0.77	0.6		3
Otago Harbor	Otago	East coast	45 ° 50 ′  S , 170 ° 37 ′  E	22nd	5.2	12.2	65
Gates Harbor	Southland	South coast	46 ° 12 ′  S , 166 ° 40 ′  E	0.84	0.46		2
Prices Harbor	Southland	South coast	46 ° 14 '  S , 166 ° 57'  E	0.46	0.6		1.4
Knife and Steel Harbor	Southland	South coast	46 ° 14 ′  S , 167 ° 01 ′  E	1.0	1.0		1.3
Bluff Harbor	Southland	South coast	46 ° 34 ′  S , 168 ° 20 ′  E	7.6	5.4	17.3	27
Toetoes Harbor	Southland	South coast	46 ° 34 '  S , 168 ° 47'  E	4.0	1.53		12
Waikawa Harbor	Southland	South coast	46 ° 38 ′  S , 169 ° 09 ′  E	5.4	2.6		21.5
Easy Harbor	Stewart Island	West Coast	47 ° 09 ′  S , 167 ° 34 ′  E	3.3	1.3		8th
False Easy Harbor	Stewart Island	West Coast	47 ° 09 ′  S , 167 ° 34 ′  E	0.85	0.5		2.4

Offshore islands

The natural harbors in this table are listed from north to south and in this order from west to east. If necessary, the table can be sorted by columns.

Name natural harbor	region	coast	Coordinates	Length (km)	Width (km) max.	Depth (m) max.	Coast (km)	Area (km 2 )	comment
Kaingaroa Harbor	Chatham Islands	North coast	43 ° 45 ′  S , 176 ° 16 ′  W.	0.76	1.22		2.44		in the northeast of the main island of Chatham Island
Perseverance Harbor	Campbell Island	East coast	52 ° 33 '  S , 169 ° 12'  E	9.1	1.5		23		was named after the ship Perseverance , which sank off Campbell Island in 1828
Northeast Harbor	Campbell Island	East coast	52 ° 31 '  S , 169 ° 13'  E	3.6	0.58		9.3
Southeast Harbor	Campbell Island	Southeast coast	52 ° 36 '  S , 169 ° 11'  E	1.7	0.83		3.8
Monument Harbor	Campbell Island	South coast	52 ° 36 '  S , 169 ° 09'  E	1.5	1.24		4.4

See also

• List of sounds in New Zealand

literature

• New Zealand Touring Atlas . 5th edition. Hema Maps , Brisbane 2015, ISBN 978-1-877302-92-3 (English).

Web links

• Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand,accessed November 8, 2017. 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Coordinates of the natural harbors were determined using Google Earth Version 7.1.8.3036 on November 8, 2017.

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap