- Ahipara
Location map
North Island
label=Ahipara
lat_dir=S | lat_deg=35 | lat_min=10
lon_dir=E | lon_deg=173 | lon_min=9
position=right
width= 150
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caption=Ahipara is a town and locality in Northland,
New Zealand . It is at the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach, with theTauroa Peninsula to the west andHerekino Forest to the east. Ahipara Bay is to the north west.Kaitaia is 14 km to the north east, [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Northland/NorthlandPlaces/2/en|title=Northland places|encyclopedia=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand ] andPukepoto is between the two.The population was 1125 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 84 from 2001. [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/final-counts/northland-region.htm|title=Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - Far North District|publisher=
Statistics New Zealand ]Shipwreck Bay, at the southern point of Ahipara Bay, contains a number of wrecks visible at low tide. [cite web|url=http://www.northlandnz.com/destinations/top_of_the_north/ahipara.htm|title=Top of the North - Ahipara|publisher=Destination Northland]
Education
Ahipara School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 241. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1000|title=Te Kete Ipurangi|publisher=Ministry of Education] The school was founded in 1872 as a mission school, and moved to its present site in 1901. [cite web|url=http://www.ahipara.school.nz/General%20Info/Sch%20Desc%20Sep%2007.pdf|format=pdf|title=Ahipara Primary School - School Description]Notes
External links
* [http://www.ahipara.school.nz/ Ahipara School school website]
* [http://ahipara.co.nz/entry/indexenter.html Ahipara ... where it's at]
* [http://www.aatravel.co.nz/101-must-dos-for-kiwis/Ahipara-and-Shipwreck-Bay.html Ahipara and Shipwreck Bay]
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