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Pārengarenga Harbour

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Pārengarenga Harbour

There are vast tracts of white silica sands on the shores of Pārengarenga Harbour, particularly on the southern head. Quantities are shipped to Whangārei and Auckland for glass-making.

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Claudia Orange, Northland places – Aupōuri Peninsula, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7650/parengarenga-harbour (accessed 11 June 2026).

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