Ōakura | |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northland Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Whangarei District |
Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
Subdivision Name3: | Hikurangi-Coastal Ward |
Leader Title: | Territorial Authority |
Leader Name: | Whangarei District Council |
Leader Title1: | Regional council |
Leader Name1: | Northland Regional Council |
Coordinates: | -35.3933°N 174.3445°W |
Ōakura is a small coastal settlement in the Whangarei District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.[1]
The local Mōkau Marae and Huruiki meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngātiwai hapū of Te Uri o Hikihiki.[2] [3] The hapū also has another marae, Ōākura Marae, under construction.
Ōakura is part of the Ōakura-Whangaruru South settlement.[4]