| Aranga | |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northland Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kaipara District |
| Pushpin Map: | Northland |
| Coordinates: | -35.7397°N 173.6136°W |
Aranga is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 12 passes through it. Ōmāpere is 47 km northwest, and Dargaville is 42 km southeast. The Waipoua Forest is to the north.[1] [2] Maunganui Bluff and the Tasman Sea are to the west, with the small settlement of Aranga Beach lying at the northern end of Ripiro Beach.[3]
Trounson Kauri Park is a 586 ha forest reserve a few kilometres south of Aranga.[4]
Aranga was a centre of the kauri gum industry from 1887[5] until the late 1940s, one of the last gum extraction areas in New Zealand.[6] A flax mill operated at Aranga from 1890 to 1900.[7]
The local Waikarā Marae is a traditional meeting ground for the Te Roroa.[8] It features the meeting house, Te Uaua.[9]
Aranga School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 4 and a roll of . The school celebrated its centennial in 2005.[10]