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Whangarei

British  
/ ˌwɑːŋɑːˈreɪ /

noun

  1. a port in New Zealand, the northernmost city of North Island: oil refinery. Pop: 72 200 (2004 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Lions Women will open their tour with a warm-up match against a Black Ferns XV in Whangarei on 4 September before three Tests in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

For a while New Zealand's lowest total in T20 internationals - 60 all out against England in Whangarei in February 2015 - looked under threat.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

New Zealand police Superintendent Tony Hill said in a statement that one person was missing at the Abbey Caves, near Whangarei, after a group of high school students got into difficulty.

From Reuters • May 9, 2023

Australia booked their place in the quarter-finals of the women's Rugby World Cup on Saturday with a hard-fought 13-7 win over Wales in Whangarei as hosts New Zealand handed Scotland a 57-0 thrashing.

From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2022

It has since been continued from Riverhead to Auckland, and is now—1882—being pushed forward to the north, from Helensville on to Whangarei.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle

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