Whangaruru
| Whangaruru | ||
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 21 ′ S , 174 ° 20 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-NTL | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Northland | |
| District | Whangarei District | |
| Ward | Hikurangi - Coastal Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 33 m | |
| Post Code | 0184 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 | |
| Photography of the place | ||
 Whangaruru settlement |
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Whangaruru is a small settlement in the Whangarei District of Northland on the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
Whangaruru means something like “protected harbor” in the Māori language .
geography
The settlement is located around 24 km east of Kawakawa and around 43 km north of Whangarei on Whangaruru Harbor , a natural harbor with access to the Pacific Ocean .
history
The area was named after the Māori tradition of Puhi , the chief of the Waka Mataatua , after he found shelter from bad weather here. The Māori of the area belong to the Iwi of the Ngāti Wai .
Education
With the Whangeruru School, the settlement has a primary school with grades 1 to 8. In 2017, 43 students attended the school. The school was established in 2005 to replace the Punaruku , Ngaiotonga Valley and Helena Bay schools . It is located on the site of the old school in Punaruku .
Web links
- Helena Bay, Oakura & Whangaruru . WhangareiNZ,accessed September 6, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rawiri Taonui : Whangarei tribes . In: Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture & Heritage , February 8, 2005, accessed September 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed September 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Whangeruru School . Education Review Office , accessed September 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2005 - December 2005 . (XLS) Education Counts , accessed March 8, 2011 .