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Whangara

Whangara
Whangara (Māori)
Town
Whangara is located in New Zealand
Whangara
Whangara
Location in New Zealand
Coordinates: 38°34′14″S 178°13′45″E / 38.57056°S 178.22917°E / -38.57056; 178.22917Coordinates: 38°34′14″S 178°13′45″E / 38.57056°S 178.22917°E / -38.57056; 178.22917
Country New Zealand
Region Gisborne Region
Time zone NZST (UTC+12)
 • Summer (DST) NZDT (UTC+13)
Area code(s) 06

Whangara is a small community in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island.

Located between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, five kilometres southwest of Gable End Foreland and 2 km east of State Highway 35, it features prominently in the early history of the Ngāti Porou iwi.

Whangara was the location and setting for the successful New Zealand novel (by Witi Ihimaera) and film Whale Rider.



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