Whangarei Girls' High School
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Whangarei Whangārei-Terenga-Parāoa (Māori) |
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Whangarei Harbour from Mt Parihaka, with Onerahi, Sherwood Rise, Parihaka and Port Whangarei in view
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| Nickname(s): The Rei, Whangas, Dub City | |
| Motto(s): Non Nobis Solum, Love It Here, City of 100 Beaches | |
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| Coordinates: 35°43′30″S 174°19′25″E / 35.72500°S 174.32361°ECoordinates: 35°43′30″S 174°19′25″E / 35.72500°S 174.32361°E | |
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 New Zealand
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| Region | Northland |
| Territorial Authority | Whangarei District |
| Pre 1989 | Whangarei County and Whangarei City |
| Named for | Reipae, southern Māori princess |
| Seat | Whangarei Central |
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| • Mayor | Sheryl Mai |
| Population (June 2017) | |
| • Urban | 57,700 |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| • Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Postcode | 0110, 0112 (urban) |
| Area code(s) | 09 |
| Website | www |
Whangarei (/ˌfɒŋəˈreɪ/, or /ˌwɒŋəˈreɪ/; Māori: [faŋaˈɾɛi]) is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, a local body created in 1989 to administer both the city proper and its hinterland, from the former Whangarei City, Whangarei County and Hikurangi Town councils. The city population was estimated to be 57,700 in June 2017, up from 47,000 in 2001.
The Māori iwi Ngāpuhi occupied Whangarei from the early 19th century, and the Te Parawhau hapū lived at the head of the harbour. Captain James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour were the first Europeans to contemplate the Whangarei Harbour entrance. On 15 November 1769 they caught about one hundred fish there which they classified as "bream" (probably snapper) prompting Cook to name the area Bream Bay.
In the 1820s the area was repeatedly attacked by Waikato and Ngāti Paoa raiders during the Musket Wars. The first European settler was William Carruth, a Scotsman and trader who arrived in 1839 and was joined, six years later, by Gilbert Mair and his family. Mostly, relations between the settlers and local Māori were friendly, but in February 1842, all settler farms were plundered in revenge for transgressions of tapu. In April 1845, during the Flagstaff War, all settlers fled from Whangarei. Most of the original settlers never returned, but by the mid-1850s there were a number of farmers and orchardists in the area. From 1855, a small town developed, driven by the kauri gum trade. Today's 'Town Basin' on the Hatea River was the original port and early exports included kauri gum and native timber followed later by coal from Whau Valley, Kamo, and Hikurangi. Coal from the Kiripaka field was exported via the Ngunguru River. By 1864, the nucleus of the present city was established.
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