Taurikura

Taurikura is a small, rural township in the Whangarei District, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south east of Whangārei city in Northland, New Zealand.^[1] The town is located on the shores of Calliope Bay at the base of 420-metre-high (1,380 ft) Mount Manaia which, along with Bream Head and the Hen Island, collectively form the ancient remnants of a very large andesitic volcano.^[2]

Taurikura
Mount Manaia viewed from the harbour coastline of Taurikura
Taurikura
Coordinates: 35°49.36′S 174°31.40′E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Northland Region
District	Whangarei District

Taurikura General Store and Mt Manaia

Features of Taurikura include a Baptist-owned camp and a permanently closed general store.^[1] The local school, Whangarei Heads School, is the second oldest school in New Zealand still operating on its original site.^[3] The town offers a range of views of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery located on the opposite shore of Whangārei Harbour. A number of ocean beaches are also a short drive away.^[1]