Matapouri
Matapouri | |
|---|---|
| Matapōuri | |
Matapouri Bay | |
| Coordinates: 35°33′55″S 174°30′15″E / 35.56528°S 174.50417°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Whangarei District |
| Ward | Hikurangi-Coastal Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Whangarei District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Whangārei | Vince Cocurullo |
| • Whangārei MP | Shane Reti |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.76 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 210 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Matapouri (Māori: Matapōuri) is a coastal settlement in the Whangarei District of Northland, New Zealand. It is 7 kilometers north of Tutukaka and 35 km north-east of Whangārei, in an area known as the Tutukaka Coast. Matapouri was described by Whangarei District Council in 2010 as "an archetypal Kiwi bach settlement". Holiday homes make up 90 per cent of the houses and at holiday times the number of residents swells to seven times its permanent population.