Haruru, New Zealand

Haruru
Haruru Falls
Haruru Falls
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Coordinates: 35°16′52″S 174°03′29″E / 35.281°S 174.058°E / -35.281; 174.058
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District
WardBay of Islands-Whangaroa
CommunityBay of Islands-Whangaroa
SubdivisionPaihia
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityFar North District Council
 • Regional councilNorthland Regional Council
Area
 • Total1.53 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total1,210
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)

Haruru is a residential and commercial locality in the Far North District of New Zealand. State Highway 11 runs through the locality. Puketona is 10 kilometres west, and Paihia is 4 kilometres east, The name means a continuous noise or roar in the Māori language,[3] which refers to the sound of Haruru Falls, a five metre high broad waterfall about a kilometre away.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ^ "haruru". Māori dictionary. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ Hyde, Chris (3 September 2017). "World famous in NZ: Haruru Falls, Bay of Islands". Stuff.

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