Whangaruru

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Whangaruru is a village on the natural harbor Whangeruru Harbour on the east coast of the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Administratively it is part of the Whangarei District. The Bay of Islands begins about 6 km to the west.

The area got its name from the tradition of the Māori of Puhi, the captain of the waka Mataatua after he found here protection from bad weather. Whangaruru means in the language of Māori, protected harbor '. The Māori in the area include the iwi Ngāti Wai.

The area has a primary school. The Whangaruru School is a co-educational primary school for grades 1 to 8, 2009, she had a decile rating of 1 and 55 students. The school was founded in 2005 to replace the schools of Punaruku, Ngaiotonga Valley and Helena Bay. It is located at the site of the old school of Punaruku.