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Mahurangi Peninsula is a landform in the
Rodney Local Board Area Rodney is a local government area in the northernmost part of New Zealand's Auckland Region, governed by the Rodney Local Board and Auckland Council. It currently aligns with the council's Rodney Ward. The area was part of the Rodney District be ...
in the
Auckland Region Auckland () is one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, which takes its name from the eponymous urban area. The region encompasses the Auckland Metropolitan Area, smaller towns, rural areas, and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Containing ...
of New Zealand's
North Island The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...
. It is located between two bodies of water: the
Mahurangi Harbour Mahurangi Harbour is a natural harbour in New Zealand. It is located on the north-eastern coast of the Auckland Region near the town of Warkworth, New Zealand, Warkworth, and empties into the Hauraki Gulf. Geography The Mahurangi Harbour i ...
and Kawau Bay.


Geography

The settlements of
Snells Beach Snells Beach is a small coastal town in the north of Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Mahurangi Peninsula and its namesake beach faces east across Kawau Bay to Kawau Island. The near ...
and
Algies Bay Algies Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Auckland, in New Zealand. It is on the Mahurangi Peninsula about 68 kilometres (by road) north of the city centre. Highfield Garden Reserve is an area of public land just north of Algies Bay. Until 198 ...
are located in the northern part of the peninsula.
Scandrett Regional Park Scandrett Regional Park is a regional park located on the north east tip of the Mahurangi Peninsula, north of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It encompasses Mullet Point and includes regenerating coastal forest, rocky headlands that protrude in ...
is located on the eastern side of the peninsula. Scott Point is the south-western most point of the peninsula, and includes the Mahurangi Scenic Reserve, Scotts Landing and Scott Homestead.


References

Rodney Local Board Area Populated places in the Auckland Region Peninsulas of the Auckland Region {{Auckland-geo-stub