Kauri, New Zealand

For the New Zealand kauri tree, see Agathis australis. For the New Zealand kauri timber and gum industry, see Kauri Museum.

Kauri
Interactive map of Kauri
Coordinates: 35°38′47″S 174°17′44″E / 35.64639°S 174.29556°E / -35.64639; 174.29556
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictWhangarei District
WardHikurangi-Coastal Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityWhangarei District Council
 • Regional councilNorthland Regional Council
 • Mayor of WhangāreiKen Couper
 • Whangārei MPShane Reti
 • Te Tai Tokerau MPMariameno Kapa-Kingi

Kauri is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through the area. Kamo is to the south, and Hikurangi is to the north. Mount Parakiore is a volcanic dome rising 391 metres (1,283 ft) to the southwest. It is about one million years old, and part of the Harbour Fault, which also includes Mount Hikurangi near Hikurangi, and Parahaki in Whangārei.

The area, initially called Kaurihohore, was settled by immigrants from Nova Scotia in 1856.

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