Location

The very indented coastline is over 200km in length. The Kaipara District lies on its western boundary and the Far North District lies to the north. At its greatest width, the distance east to west is about 60km.­

Whangarei District has an area of 270,000 hectares inclusive of the off-shore islands of the Poor Knights and the Hen and Chickens Islands. Because of its ­extremely indented coastline, no part of the District is more than 40kms from the sea.

The city of Whangarei is 160km from Auckland. It is the largest urban centre in the Northland region and is the principal commercial centre. Whangarei is situated at 35.8 south 174.4 east. It is the hub for most of the transportation and storage services into and out of Northland