Waiharara

Location map
North Island
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Waiharara is a community at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the community. To the west is Aupouri Forest, and beyond that Ninety Mile Beach. To the east is Rangaunu Harbour. Houhora is 22 km north west, and Awanui is 16 km south east. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 3] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 16] Lake Waiparera, 35 metres (115 feet) above sea level, is immediately to the north west. [cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/N/NinetyMileBeach/NinetyMileBeach/en|title=Ninety Mile Beach|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966)]

Education

Waiharara School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 27. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1120|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Waiharara School|publisher=Ministry of Education] The school opened in 1901, and moved to its present site in 1949. [cite web|url=http://www.myrasplace.net/timeln1.htm|title=Time Line|publisher=Myrasplace Family History Centre]

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