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Beaches Attractions In Northland Region

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The Northland Region is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders often call it the Far North, or, because of its mild climate, the Winterless North. The main population centre is the city of Whangarei and the largest town is Kerikeri.
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  • 1. Ninety Mile Beach Kaitaia
    Ninety Mile Beach is on the western coast of the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. It stretches from just west of Kaitaia towards Cape Reinga along the Aupouri Peninsula. It begins close to the headland of Reef Point, to the west of Ahipara Bay, sweeping briefly northeast before turning northwest for the majority of its length. It ends at Scott Point, 5 kilometres south of Cape Maria van Diemen. The beach is actually just 88 kilometers long. In the days of sailing ships a number of vessels were wrecked on this beach. The beach and its northern dunes are a tourist destination. The dunes, looking much like a desert landscape, are often used for bodyboarding. In 1932 the beach was used as the runway for some of the earliest airmail services between Australia and New Zealand. It is...
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  • 2. Coopers Beach Mangonui
    Taipa-Mangonui or Taipa Bay-Mangonui refers to the string of small resort settlements Taipa, Cable Bay, Coopers Beach, and Mangonui which lie along the coast of Doubtless Bay - and are so close together that they have run together to form one larger settlement. The area had a combined population in 2013 of 1662.The miniature conurbation lies 150 kilometres by road northwest of Whangarei , and 20 kilometres northeast of Kaitaia. It is thus the northernmost centre in New Zealand with a population of above 1000, even though it is nearly 100 kilometres southeast of the northernmost tip of the North Island.
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  • 5. Mangawhai Beach Mangawhai
    Mangawhai is a locality in Northland, New Zealand around the Mangawhai Harbour. The township of Mangawhai is at the south west extent of the harbour, and the township of Mangawhai Heads is 5 km north east. Kaiwaka is 13 km south west, and Waipu is 20 km north west of Mangawhai Heads.The population for the Mangawhai statistical district was 1329 in the 2013 Census, an increase of 411 from 2006. The statistical district covers a significantly larger area than the township. The population for Mangawhai Heads was 1086 in 2013, up 234 from 2006.
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  • 7. Ocean Beach Whangarei Heads
    A message in a bottle is a form of communication in which a printed, typed, or handwritten message is sealed in a container and released into a conveyance medium . Messages in bottles have been used to send distress messages; in crowdsourced scientific studies of ocean currents; as memorial tributes; to send deceased loved ones' ashes on a final journey; to convey expedition reports, and to carry letters or reports from those believing themselves to be doomed. Invitations to prospective pen pals and letters to actual or imagined love interests have also been sent as messages in bottles. The lore surrounding messages in bottles has often been of a romantic or poetic nature. Use of the term message in a bottle has expanded to include metaphorical uses or uses beyond its traditional meaning a...
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  • 8. Ruakaka Beach Whangarei
    Ruakaka is a small township in the north of New Zealand approximately 30 kilometres south of Whangarei in the Bream Bay area. Originally a small beachside community, Ruakaka has seen development due to its proximity to the expansion of the country's only oil refinery at Marsden Point during the 1980s. A recently established timber processing plant at Marsden Point has further stimulated growth.The population of the Marsden Point-Ruakaka statistical area was 3,543 in the 2013 Census, an increase of 627 from 2006.
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  • 15. Taipa Beach Taipa
    Taipa-Mangonui or Taipa Bay-Mangonui refers to the string of small resort settlements Taipa, Cable Bay, Coopers Beach, and Mangonui which lie along the coast of Doubtless Bay - and are so close together that they have run together to form one larger settlement. The area had a combined population in 2013 of 1662.The miniature conurbation lies 150 kilometres by road northwest of Whangarei , and 20 kilometres northeast of Kaitaia. It is thus the northernmost centre in New Zealand with a population of above 1000, even though it is nearly 100 kilometres southeast of the northernmost tip of the North Island.
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