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Tutukākā

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Tutukākā

Like many settlements north of Whangārei, Tutukākā’s coast is indented with small, picturesque coves, overlooked by pōhutukawa trees whose red flowers are a dramatic sight in early summer.

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Claudia Orange, Northland places – Whangārei Harbour and north, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7881/tutukaka (accessed 23 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.