Wairoa

Wairoa is the largest town in the Wairoa District and the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west of Māhia Peninsula. It is northeast of Napier, and southwest of Gisborne, on State Highway 2. It is the nearest town to the Te Urewera protected area and former national park, which is accessible from Wairoa via State Highway 38. It is one of three towns in New Zealand where Māori outnumber other ethnicities (the other towns being Kawerau and Ōpōtiki), with 62.29% of

Key facts

Settlement.name: Wairoa
Settlement.settlement_type: Minor urban area
Settlement.image_skyline: Wairoa waterfront on Wairoa River.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Riverbank adjacent to town centre, viewed from the bridge over the Wairoa River, 2010
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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: New Zealand
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hawke's Bay
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Territorial authority
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Wairoa District
Settlement.seat_type: Electorates
Settlement.leader_title: Territorial authority
Settlement.leader_name: Wairoa District Council
Settlement.leader_title2: Mayor of Wairoa
Settlement.leader_title3: Napier MP
Settlement.leader_title4: Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP