Waipapa (Northland)
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Coordinates | 35 ° 12 ′ S , 173 ° 55 ′ E | |
Region ISO | NZ-NTL | |
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region | Northland | |
District | Far North District | |
Ward | Bay of Islands - Whangaroa Ward | |
Residents | 345 (2013) | |
height | 81 m | |
Post Code | 0295 | |
Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 |
Waipapa is a small village in the Far North District of Northland on the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
According to the Māori language , the name of the village means "river on the flat land".
geography
The village is located around 4 km northwest of Kerikeri on the Waipapa Stream . The New Zealand State Highway 10 runs through Waipapa and connects the village to the New Zealand State Highway 1 around 17 km further south near Pakaraka .
population
At the 2013 census, the village had 345 inhabitants. The local Māori belong to the Iwi of the Ngāpuhi .
Attractions
- Close to the village is the Stone Store , one of the oldest preserved stone buildings in New Zealand.
- The Kerikeri River with the beautiful Rainbow Falls runs south of Waipapa .
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Waipapa . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 115 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Kerikeri . Statistics New Zealand , accessed on September 5, 2017 (English, StatsMap: Meshblock analysis from the interactive map).
- ^ Neubauer: Waipapa . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 115 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed September 5, 2017 .