Waipoua, Northland

Waipoua is a rural community in the Kaipara District of Northland, in New Zealand's North Island.

Waipoua
Waipoua Forst
Waipoua
Coordinates: 35°56′18″S 173°52′18″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictKaipara District
Postcode(s)
0310

It includes the Waipoua Forest, one of the best preserved examples of a kauri forest in New Zealand.[1][2] It is notable for having two of the largest living kauri trees, Tāne Mahuta and Te Matua Ngahere. Approximately 200,000 people visit Tāne Mahuta every year.[3]

The area has two marae belonging to Te Roroa:[4] Matatina Marae and Tuohu meeting house, and Pananawe Marae and Te Taumata o Tiopira Kinaki meeting house.[5]

Notes

  1. Alicia Burrow (6 May 2015). "Kaipara leads the way in 'visitor' growth". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. "Waipoua Forest: Places to go in Northland". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. "Waipoua Forest: Places to go in Northland". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  4. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.


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