Waipapakauri
| Waipapakauri | ||
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 2 ′ S , 173 ° 14 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-NTL | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Northland | |
| District | Far North District | |
| Ward | Te Hiku Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 3 m | |
| Post Code | 0486 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 | |
Waipapakauri is a small settlement in the Far North District of Northland on the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The name of the settlement is made up of the terms: “ wai ” for “water”, “ papa ” for “flat” or “flat” and “ kauri ” for the local Kauri tree.
geography
The settlement is located around 3.5 km northwest of Awanui and around 10 km north-northwest of Kaitaia , on the northwestern edge of the plain of the Awanui River . The New Zealand State Highway 1 runs through the settlement and connects it to Awanui and Kaitaia . After Waipapakauri Beach with the Ninety Mile Beach on the west coast is around 5.5 km away and the Rangaunu Harbor km to the north just the second
Various smaller lakes, such as Lake Rotokawau , Lake Ngatu and Lake Ngakapua , are in the immediate vicinity to the west of the settlement.
history
The 7th Squadron of the New Zealand Air Force under AJ Turner was formed in Waipapakauri in February 1942 in response to the outbreak of war with Japan .
economy
The settlement mainly lives from farming.
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Waipapakauri . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 156 .