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Fishing, Warkworth

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Fishing, Warkworth

A fisherman tries his luck at the Mahurangi River, beside the Puhinui Falls in Warkworth. The town’s population swells in summer as people flock to coastal holiday spots.

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Margaret McClure, Auckland places – Warkworth, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16059/fishing-warkworth (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Margaret McClure, published 2 March 2009, updated 5 August 2016.