Ngunguru
Ngunguru | |
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View down to Ngunguru, across the Ngunguru River estuary and sandspit, and out into Ngunguru Bay | |
Interactive map of Ngunguru | |
| Coordinates: 35°38′04″S 174°30′00″E / 35.63444°S 174.50000°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Whangarei District |
| Ward | Whangarei Heads Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Whangarei District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Whangārei | Ken Couper |
| • Whangārei MP | Shane Reti |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 1,180 |
| • Density | 331/km2 (856/sq mi) |
Ngunguru is a coastal settlement in Northland, New Zealand, 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Whangārei. The Ngunguru River flows between the settlement and a long low sandspit into Ngunguru Bay, which stretches southwards. North of Ngunguru are Tutukaka and Matapouri. Just off the Ngunguru coast are the Poor Knights Islands, a protected marine reserve.
Ngunguru is a Māori-language word meaning "rumbling tides".