Hihi, New Zealand
Hihi | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 34°58′25″S 173°32′29″E / 34.973473°S 173.541525°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
| Ward | Te Hiku |
| Community | Te Hiku |
| Subdivision | Doubtless Bay |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Far North District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Far North | Moko Tepania |
| • Northland MP | Grant McCallum |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 240 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Hihi or Hihi Beach is a village and rural community in the Far North District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.
The local Waitetoki Marae is a meeting place for the local Ngāti Kahu hapū of Ngāti Ruaiti. Unlike many other marae, it does not have a meeting house.
Hihi was visited by an American whaling ship in 1792. It became a whaling centre between the 1820s and 1850s.
Butler Point Whaling Museum, located in the village, includes artefacts from American and European whalers, and from Ngāti Kahu.