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Tāwharanui Peninsula

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Tāwharanui Peninsula
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Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°22'12"S, 174°48'0"E
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AucklandNew Zealand

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Day trips

Tāwharanui Peninsula – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mansion House, Smelting House ruins, Scandrett Regional Park, Pumphouse ruins.

  • mansion house kawau island4.3 miS
    Historical place, Boat or ferry, Museum

    Mansion House, Kawau Island

    110 min walk • Mansion House on Kawau Island, New Zealand, is a house that was owned by Sir George Grey from 1862 to 1888. Built in 1845 as the house for the manager of a copper mine on the island, it was extended significantly by Grey during his ownership. Mansion House is a heritage listed building.

  • smelting house ruins kawau island4 miSE
    Ruins

    Smelting House ruins, Kawau Island

    104 min walk • The Smelting House ruins on Kawau Island, New Zealand, belong to the copper mine established in 1844. As there were problems with combustion of the copper ore during the sea voyage to Wales or Australia, tenders were called in 1848 for the erection of a copper mine smelter.

  • scandrett regional park5.2 miS
    Park

    Scandrett Regional Park

    134 min walk • 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.

  • pumphouse ruins kawau island5 miS
    Ruins

    Pumphouse ruins, Kawau Island

    129 min walk • The Pumphouse ruins on Kawau Island, New Zealand, belong to the copper mine established in 1844. The mine had ongoing problems, including legal, mismanagement, and flooding. To address the latter issue, a pumphouse was built in 1854.

  • snells beach5.5 miSW
    Town

    Snells Beach

    140 min walk • 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.

  • algies bay5.3 miSW
    Locality

    Algies Bay

    136 min walk • Algies Bay is a northern coastal suburb of Auckland, in New Zealand. It is on the Mahurangi Peninsula about 68 kilometres north of the city centre. Highfield Garden Reserve is an area of public land just north of Algies Bay. Until 1985, it was a privately owned flower-growing and orchard business, which also had donkeys.

  • whangateau5.6 miNW
    Town

    Whangateau

    143 min walk • Whangateau is a small town on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated in Rodney District, part of the Auckland Region, and is on a peninsula stretching out into the Hauraki Gulf, north of Auckland.

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