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Place in Northland Region, New Zealand
Tauraroa
Tauraroa is located in Northland RegionTauraroaTauraroa
Coordinates: 35°52′23″S 174°13′46″E / 35.87306°S 174.22944°E / -35.87306; 174.22944
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictWhangarei District

Tauraroa is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. Whangārei is to the northeast. Maungakaramea is about 5 km northwest. Waiotira is about 9 km southwest. The North Auckland railway line passes through Tauraroa, and the Tauraroa River flows past.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long rope" for Tauraroa.

Demographics

Tauraroa is part of the Oakleigh-Mangapai statistical area.

Education

Tauraroa Area School is a coeducational composite (years 1–13) school with a roll of 410 students as of November 2024. Before 1958, the school was "Tauraroa Public School". Between 1958 and 1983, it was "Tauraroa District High School".

Notes

  1. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 7. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 27. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  5. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  6. Education Counts: Tauraroa Area School
  7. "Tauraroa Area School 50th Jubilee". Education Gazette New Zealand. 87 (7). 5 May 2008.

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Whangarei District, New Zealand
Seat: Whangarei Central
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Whangārei Heads
Whangārei City
Mangakahia-Maungatapere
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