Taipa, Northland
Taipa | |
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Taipa in 1992 | |
| Coordinates: 34°59′46″S 173°27′43″E / 34.996°S 173.462°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 | 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 160 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Taipa is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 10 runs through it. It is the westernmost of the Taipa-Mangonui string of settlements, and separated from the others by the Taipa River.
Taipa is traditionally the first landing place of Kupe, the Polynesian explorer of Aotearoa. There is a memorial near the bridge over the Taipa River.
The name may have originated as Taiapa, a fence between two disputed shellfish beds.