Ruakākā
Ruakākā | |
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Interactive map of Ruakākā | |
| Coordinates: 35°54′30.1″S 174°27′34.47″E / 35.908361°S 174.4595750°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland |
| Territorial authority district | Whangarei District |
| Ward | Bream Bay Ward |
| Pre-1989 | Whangarei County |
| 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 | 15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 2,890 |
| • Density | 185/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Website | ruakaka |
Ruakākā is a small town on Bream Bay, in Whangarei District in the north of New Zealand, around 30 kilometres south of central Whangārei. Originally a small beachside community, Ruakākā saw development in the 1980s due to expansion of nearby Marsden Point, New Zealand's sole oil refinery. A recently established timber processing plant at Marsden Point has further stimulated growth.