Tāwharanui Peninsula

#794 among destinations in New Zealand

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Facts and practical information

Tāwharanui Peninsula is a finger of land projecting into the Hauraki Gulf from the east coast of the much larger North Auckland Peninsula of New Zealand. It separates Omaha Bay to the north from Kawau Bay and Kawau Island to the south. The nearest sizable town is Warkworth. ()

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

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AucklandNew Zealand

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

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

4.3 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.
4 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.
5.2 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.
5 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.
5.5 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.
5.3 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.
5.6 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.

Tāwharanui Peninsula

Facts and practical information

Tāwharanui Peninsula plan & book

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

Mansion House, Kawau Island

Smelting House ruins, Kawau Island

Scandrett Regional Park

Pumphouse ruins, Kawau Island

Snells Beach

Algies Bay

Whangateau