Hihi, New Zealand
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Hihi or Hihi Beach is a village and rural community in the Far North District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.[3]
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Hihi | |
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Coordinates: 34.973473°S 173.541525°E / -34.973473; 173.541525 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Northland Region |
District | Far North District |
Ward | Te Hiku |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Far North District Council |
• Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
Area | |
• Total | 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 220 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
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The local Waitetoki Marae is a meeting place for the local Ngāti Kahu hapū of Ngāti Ruaiti.[4] Unlike many other marae, it does not have a meeting house.[5]
Hihi was visited by an American whaling ship in 1792.[6] It became a whaling centre between the 1820s and 1850s.[7]
Butler Point Whaling Museum, located in the village, includes artefacts from American and European whalers, and from Ngāti Kahu.[8]