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Kōrero: Northland region

Northland’s topography

  • Vegetation

  • Highways

  • Districts

  • Place names

Unlike most other regions of New Zealand, Northland does not have a main mountain range. Instead, it has an irregular landscape of ranges and lowlands created by volcanic activity over a long period. Explore the place names, highways, districts and land use of Northland by choosing different layers on the map.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Claudia Orange, Northland region – Geography, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/7509/northlands-topography (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Claudia Orange, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.