Whangārei Heads
Whangārei Heads | |
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Mt Aubrey viewed across McLeod Bay | |
Interactive map of Whangārei Heads | |
| Coordinates: 35°49′2″S 174°30′14″E / 35.81722°S 174.50389°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Whangārei 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 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 940 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Whangārei Heads is a locality and volcanic promontory on the northern side of the Whangārei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is 29 km (18 mi) to the north-west, and Ocean Beach is 8 km (5.0 mi) to the south-east, with Taurikura between the two. Mount Manaia rises to 420 metres (1,380 feet) to the east.
Immediately to the west is McLeod Bay, which is about 2 km (1.2 mi) long. The McDonald sandbank lies a few metres offshore at low tide. The promontory to the south of the settlement consists of a hill, Mount Aubrey, and a small gravel beach about 200 metres wide, Reotahi Bay.