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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)

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White was given the news at the Scotland training camp in Whangarei, New Zealand, where he was preparing to face the Maori All Blacks, Fiji and Samoa this summer.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

One student went missing at the Abbey Caves near Whangarei on the upper North Island after a group of 15 high school students and two adults got into difficulty amid a heavy rain storm.

From Reuters • May 9, 2023

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

At Whangarei, New Zealand, Bienne Terita also scored a second-half try for Australia which posted its first win in Group A after a first-round loss to New Zealand.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2022

The railway now runs northward to Helensville, connecting Auckland with the Kaipara; and is being pushed on to Whangarei.

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