Mangawhai
Mangawhai | |
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Mangawhai Tavern, 2019 | |
| Coordinates: 36°7′35″S 174°34′29″E / 36.12639°S 174.57472°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Kaipara District |
| Ward | Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Kaipara District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Kaipara | Craig Jepson |
| • Northland MP | Grant McCallum |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 1,370 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Mangawhai is a township at the south-west extent of the Mangawhai Harbour, or Mangawhai Estuary, in Northland, New Zealand. The adjacent township of Mangawhai Heads is 5 km north-east, on the lower part of the harbour. Kaiwaka is 13 km south-west, and Waipu is 20 km north-west of Mangawhai Heads.
In 2018 it was proposed to develop a new town between Mangawhai and Mangawhai Heads, called Mangawhai Central, to accommodate the rapid increase of population expected and overcome the space limitations of the existing commercial areas. The business area was largely complete by the end of 2022 but the residential development stalled. A new residential area called Mangawhai Hills is planned west of the existing settlement.