Ōakura is a small coastal settlement in the Whangarei District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.[1]
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Country | New Zealand |
Region | Northland Region |
District | Whangarei District |
Ward | Hikurangi-Coastal Ward |
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• Territorial Authority | Whangarei District Council |
• Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
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.[2]
Ōakura is part of the Ōakura-Whangaruru South settlement.[4]
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