Taurikura

Taurikura
Photograph of Taurikura and Mt Manaia
Mount Manaia viewed from the harbour coastline of Taurikura
Taurikura is located in Northland Region
Taurikura
Taurikura
Coordinates: 35°49.36′S 174°31.40′E / 35.82267°S 174.52333°E / -35.82267; 174.52333
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictWhangarei District
Taurikura General Store and Mt Manaia

Taurikura is a small, rural township in the Whangarei District, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south east of Whangārei city in Northland, New Zealand.[1] The town is located on the shores of Calliope Bay at the base of 420-metre-high (1,380 ft) Mount Manaia which, along with Bream Head and the Hen Island, collectively form the ancient remnants of a very large andesitic volcano.[2]

Features of Taurikura include a Baptist-owned camp and a permanently closed general store.[1] The local school, Whangarei Heads School, is the second oldest school in New Zealand still operating on its original site.[3] The town offers a range of views of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery located on the opposite shore of Whangārei Harbour. A number of ocean beaches are also a short drive away.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Northland Naturally, Mt Manaia web page
  2. ^ Geological Society of New Zealand Annual Conference, 2–5 December 2002
  3. ^ Whangarei Heads School website

35°49.36′S 174°31.40′E / 35.82267°S 174.52333°E / -35.82267; 174.52333


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