Rangiputa

Rangiputa
Geographical location
Coordinates	34 ° 53 ′  S , 173 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′  S , 173 ° 18 ′  E
Region ISO	NZ-NTL
Country	New Zealand
region	Northland
District	Far North District
Ward	Te Hiku Ward
Residents	few
height	20 m
Post Code	0483
Telephone code	+64 (0) 9
Photography of the place
Beach in Rangiputa

Rangiputa is a settlement in the Far North District of the Northland regionon the North Island of New Zealand .

geography

The settlement is located around 27 km north of Kaitaia on the eastern side of the entrance to Rangaunu Harbor , a natural harbor that marks the southern beginning of the north-northwest facing Aupōuri Peninsula . The settlement, which forms the north-western end of the Karikari Peninsula , is connected by secondary roads to the New Zealand State Highway 10 , which runs around 14 km further south . About 1 km northeast of the settlement is the largest lake on the Karikari Peninsula , Lake Rotakawau .

tourism

Rangiputa is a settlement with numerous holiday homes and a sandy beach stretching around 3 km to the south, which on the one hand invites you to swim and is well suited for fishing due to the flow conditions at ebb and flow in the entrance to the natural harbor.

literature

• Helga Neubauer: Rangiputa . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 118 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 30, 2017 .