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Auckland Harbour Bridge
The eight-lane icon spanning Waitematā Harbour since 1959, carrying SH1 into downtown Auckland with skyline and gulf views: thrill-seekers can climb it or bungy jump off it.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Whangaparaoa
Auckland, New Zealand · Oceania
About Whangaparaoa
Whangaparaoa is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Silverdale, 22km from Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Whangaparaoa is in Auckland, New Zealand, with about 3,800 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Silverdale, about 8 km away.
The Whangaparāoa Peninsula is a suburban area about 30–50 km north of Auckland, New Zealand. As of June 2025, it is home to 38,680 residents. The Peninsula stretches from Red Beach in the west, where it connects to Orewa and Silverdale, and extends to Army Bay in the east. It is part of the Hibiscus Coast and theRead more
Hauraki Gulf. There is one main road (Whangaparāoa Road) along its entire length, accessible from State Highway 1 via Hibiscus Coast Highway at Silverdale, or from Hibiscus Coast Highway at Orewa via Red Beach. Residents can commute to surrounding regions, including Auckland CBD, with the Gulf Harbour ferry at Gulf Harbour Marina, or by bus via the Hibiscus Coast Bus Station in Silverdale. Tourist attractions include Shakespear Regional Park and Tiritiri Matangi Island (4km off the coast), and numerous beaches. Community facilities include sport and recreation centres, a library, and public and private primary and secondary schools. The median age of the population is 38.1 years.
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What is there to see near Whangaparaoa?
Within an hour or so of Whangaparaoa: Auckland Harbour Bridge (22 km), Sky Tower (24 km), Auckland Zoo (26 km), Muriwai Gannet Colony (38 km).
Where is Whangaparaoa?
Whangaparaoa is in Auckland, New Zealand, about 8 km from Silverdale.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,786
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Auckland
- Timezone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates
- -36.6333, 174.7667
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Essential numbers in New Zealand
Many rural bridges are single-lane. Give way as signed.
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Worth the detour from Whangaparaoa
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sky Tower
328-metre observation and telecommunications tower dominating the Auckland skyline, New Zealand's tallest man-made structure.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Auckland Zoo
New Zealand's largest zoo with native wildlife including kiwi alongside exotic species from around the globe.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Muriwai Gannet Colony
Around 1,200 pairs of Australasian gannets nest on a cliff shelf and sea stack west of Auckland, with viewing platforms placed metres from the birds. Occupied roughly August to March.
38 km · about 45 min drive
beach
Piha Beach
Auckland's wild west coast surf beach, dominated by the iconic Lion Rock and powerful black-sand breakers.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Karekare Beach
A vast black-sand beach beneath the Waitakere Ranges, where The Piano was filmed, with a waterfall in the bush behind the car park. Wilder and emptier than neighbouring Piha.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Whangaparaoa
- 22 kmAuckland Harbour BridgeThe eight-lane icon spanning Waitematā Harbour since 1959, carrying SH1 into downtown Auckland with skyline and gulf views: thrill-seekers can climb it or bungy jump off it.
- 38 kmMuriwai Gannet ColonyAround 1,200 pairs of Australasian gannets nest on a cliff shelf and sea stack west of Auckland, with viewing platforms placed metres from the birds. Occupied roughly August to March.
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