What is "hikurangi"

Hikurangi is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. The city of Whangarei is 17 km (11 miles) to the south, and Kawakawa is 39 km (24 miles) northwest. The Glenbervie Forest is southeast of the settlement. State Highway 1 once passed through the town, but now bypasses it to the west. Mount Hikurangi is a volcanic dome rising 365 metres (1,198 ft) to the west of the town. It is 1.2 million years old, and part of the Harbour Fault which also includes Parakiore, near Kamo, and Parihaka in Whangarei.

The population was 1,413 in the 2013 Census, a decrease of 9 from 2001. Hikurangi is a service town for the local dairy industry.

Hikurangi may refer to:

• Hikurangi, a settlement in Northland, New Zealand
• Hikurangi River, a river in Northland, New Zealand
• Hikurangi Trench, an ocean trough off the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand
• Hikurangi Plateau, an oceanic plateau off the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand