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Waipoua Settlement

Coordinates: 35°56′S 173°53′E / 35.933°S 173.883°E / -35.933; 173.883
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Waipoua Settlement
Waipoua Forest
Waipoua Forest
Waipoua Settlement is located in Northland Region
Waipoua Settlement
Waipoua Settlement
Coordinates: 35°56′18″S 173°52′18″E / 35.93833°S 173.87167°E / -35.93833; 173.87167
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictKaipara District
Postcode(s)
0310

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

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

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  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.

35°56′S 173°53′E / 35.933°S 173.883°E / -35.933; 173.883