Waimamaku is a village and rural community, based along the banks of the

Waimamaku River The Waimamaku River is a river of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows west from the Mataraua Forest to reach the Tasman Sea eight kilometres south of the mouth of the Hokianga Harbour. The Waimamaku River begins north o ...

south of the Hokianga Harbour on the west coast 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 in the

Far North District The Far North District is the northernmost territorial authority district of New Zealand, consisting of the northern part of the Northland Peninsula in the North Island. It stretches from North Cape and Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua in the ...

and Northland Region on State Highway 12, south of

Ōmāpere Ōmāpere is a settlement on the south shore of Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 12 runs through Ōmāpere. Opononi is on the shore to the north of Ōmāpere. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a ...

and north of

Waipoua Waipoua Forest is a forest, on the west coast of the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It preserves some of the best examples of kauri forest remaining in New Zealand. It is notable for having two of the largest living kauri tre ...

. It includes the area of Waiotemarama, west of the main Waimamaku village. The local marae, known as Te Whakamaharatanga Marae or Waimamaku Marae, is a meeting place of Te Roroa and the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Korokoro and

Ngāti Te Pou Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...

. It includes the Whakamaharatanga meeting house.

Notable people

Marama Russell Marama Russell (c.1875–1952) was a notable New Zealand midwife and tribal leader. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Nga Puhi, Ngati Whatua and Te Roroa iwi. She was born in Waimamaku, Northland, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi ...

(c.1875–1952), midwife and tribal leader

References

Far North District Populated places in the Northland Region {{Northland-geo-stub