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'{{Location map |North Island |label=Ahipara |lat_dir=S | lat_deg=35 | lat_min=10 |lon_dir=E | lon_deg=173 | lon_min=9 |position=right |width= 150 |float=right |caption= }} [[Image:Ahipara Bay.jpg|thumb|Ahipara Bay]] [[Image:Auahi Kore marae.jpg|thumb|Wharenui, Auahi Kore marae]] '''Ahipara''' is a town and locality in [[Northland Region|Northland]], [[New Zealand]]. It is at the southern end of [[Ninety Mile Beach, New Zealand|Ninety Mile Beach]], with the [[Tauroa Peninsula]] to the west and [[Herekino Forest]] to the east. Ahipara Bay is to the north west. [[Kaitaia]] is 14&nbsp;km to the north east,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/Places/Northland/NorthlandPlaces/2/en|title=Northland places|encyclopedia=[[Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand]]}}</ref> and [[Pukepoto]] is between the two. The population was 1125 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 84 from 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/final-counts/northland-region.htm|title=Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - Far North District|publisher=[[Statistics New Zealand]]}}</ref> Shipwreck Bay, at the southern point of Ahipara Bay, contains a number of wrecks visible at low tide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northlandnz.com/destinations/top_of_the_north/ahipara.htm|title=Top of the North - Ahipara|publisher=Destination Northland}}</ref> ==Education== [[Ahipara School]] is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a [[Socio-Economic Decile|decile rating]] of 3 and a roll of 241.<ref>{{TKI|1000|Ahipara school}}</ref> The school was founded in 1872 as a mission school, and moved to its present site in 1901.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ahipara.school.nz/General%20Info/Sch%20Desc%20Sep%2007.pdf|format=pdf|title=Ahipara Primary School - School Description}}</ref> {{coord|35|10|0|S|173|9|0|E|scale:10000|display=title}} ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.ahipara.school.nz/ Ahipara School school website] * [http://ahipara.co.nz/entry/indexenter.html Ahipara ... where it's at] * [http://www.aatravel.co.nz/101-must-dos-for-kiwis/Ahipara-and-Shipwreck-Bay.html Ahipara and Shipwreck Bay] [[Category:Far North District]] [[Category:Cities, towns and communities in New Zealand]] [[de:Ahipara]] [[pl:Ahipara]]'