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industries. As these industries dwindled, dairy farming and sheep farming became the main industries around the harbour. Two
European settlements developed around the harbour,
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at
Mangawhai Point, a central headland in the harbour. The harbour was an important connection between the east and west coasts of Northland, as it was a part of the
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A large sand spit forms the mouth of the harbour. This sandspit is a 245 hectare nature reserve, known as the
Mangawhai Government Purpose Wildlife Refuge Reserve.
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The sandspit at the mouth of the harbour has spinifex and pingao, and is a home for many migratory bird species, such as
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hit the sandbar at the mouth of the
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182:. It is a sandspit estuary on the south-eastern coast of the
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to be hauled overland between the
Mangawhai Harbour and the
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Cultural Impact Assessment: Mangawhai Town Plan Development
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Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. p. 105.
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265:of Ngāti Whātua, who shares his name with the
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571:Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936.
304:The Mangawhai Harbour was purchased by the
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261:. The name refers to Te Whai, a historic
165:Location and extent of Mangwahai Harbour
16:Harbour in Northland Region, New Zealand
640:Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
592:Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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241:The Mangawhai Harbour is a part of the
100:Bob Creek, Mangawhai River, Tara Creek
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520:Auckland-Waikato Historical Journal
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1074:Ports and harbours of New Zealand
1069:Geography of the Northland Region
635:"Phosphates, ironsands and sands"
514:Hooker, Brian (September 1997).
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412:Janssen, Peter (January 2021).
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587:"Mangawhai Harbour entrance"
143:0.94 km (0.58 mi)
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621:They Dared the Impossible
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135:9.1 km (5.7 mi)
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550:Kaipara District Council
486:Kaipara District Council
281:, a place which allowed
607:"Community saves coast"
227:Variable oystercatchers
223:New Zealand fairy terns
609:. ASB Community Trust.
418:New Holland Publishers
414:Greater Auckland Walks
320:to the south-west and
877:Lake Karoro / Mathews
231:New Zealand dotterels
983:Dargaville Aerodrome
1043:Battle of Moremonui
912:Lake Rototuna Lower
835:Geographic features
385:"Mangawhai Estuary"
360:"Mangawhai Harbour"
267:Short-tail stingray
186:. The townships of
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1002:Rototuna Wind Farm
84:Whangateau Harbour
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952:Phoebes Lake
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917:Lake Taharoa
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932:Lake Wainui
882:Lake Mokeno
872:Lake Karaka
867:Lake Kapoai
862:Lake Kanono
857:Lake Kaiiwi
801:Tangowahine
689:New Zealand
522:(70): 39–40
339:Sand mining
180:New Zealand
148:Settlements
132:Max. length
123:New Zealand
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50:Coordinates
1058:Categories
1010:Government
731:Dargaville
702:Dargaville
548:(Report).
436:Q118136068
346:References
289:, via the
253:, or as a
140:Max. width
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962:Shag Lake
806:Te Kōpuru
781:Rotopouri
746:Mangawhai
327:In 1864,
318:Mangawhai
314:kauri gum
263:rangatira
198:Geography
188:Mangawhai
152:Mangawhai
756:Matakohe
721:Arapohue
495:(Report)
432:Wikidata
333:schooner
63:174°35′E
38:Location
1036:History
826:Waipoua
821:Tinopai
786:Ruatuna
771:Paparoa
741:Kaiwaka
623:. 2007.
555:21 July
526:21 July
237:History
176:harbour
60:36°06′S
791:Ruawai
716:Aranga
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546:(PDF)
499:3 May
493:(PDF)
459:3 May
394:3 May
369:3 May
310:kauri
306:Crown
118:Basin
766:Pahi
698:Seat
557:2022
528:2022
501:2023
461:2023
454:LINZ
422:ISBN
396:2023
389:LINZ
371:2023
364:LINZ
297:and
283:waka
271:whai
255:hapū
243:rohe
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