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Whangarei is the largest urban area in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand, with a population of 48,000 (2003 estimate). Until 1989 it was officially described as a city, but it is now administered by the Whangarei District Council, the district including both Whangarei itself and the surrounding hinterland. Despite this, Whangarei is still normally referred to as a city. As such it is the northernmost city in New Zealand.
Whangarei District includes the town of Hikurangi, and the suburbs of Kamo, Tikipunga, Whau Valley, Otangarei, Kensington, Regent, Maunu, Morningside, Raumanga, and Onerahi as well as a large amount of rural land, including beaches such as Ngunguru, game fishing mecca Tutukaka, and a variety of beaches along Whangarei Harbour.
It has a total population of 68,000, and extends in area south as far as Bream Bay, north towards the Cape Brett peninsula, and west almost to the Waipoua Forest. It also includes the Hen and Chicken Islands and the Poor Knights Islands.
It has a subtropical climate, and very few frosts. Summers rarely exceed 30 degrees, but there is plentiful rainfall, spread relatively evenly over the whole year.
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