page_title: Houhora
hierarchical_section_title: Houhora
caption_attribution_description: Pukenui Wharf, Houhora, Northland, New Zealand
context_page_description: Houhora is a locality and harbour on the east side of the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand. It is 41 km north of Kaitaia. Waihopo, Te Raupo, Pukenui, Raio and Houhora Heads are associated localities on the southern shores of the harbour. State Highway 1 passes through all these localities except for Houhora Heads. Te Kao is 24 km north west, and Waiharara is 22 km south east.
  The harbour is long and narrow, mostly sheltered but with exposed sand banks at low tide. There is a deep channel along the southern shore as far as Pukenui Wharf. Mt Camel/Tohoraha is a 236-metre hill forming the North Head. The South Head is a flat area.
  According to the 2013 New Zealand census, Houhora and its surrounds have a population of 930, an increase of 90 people since the 2006 census.
context_section_description: Houhora is a locality and harbour on the east side of the Aupouri Peninsula of Northland, New Zealand. It is 41 km (25 mi) north of Kaitaia. Waihopo, Te Raupo, Pukenui, Raio and Houhora Heads are associated localities on the southern shores of the harbour. State Highway 1 passes through all these localities except for Houhora Heads. Te Kao is 24 km north west, and Waiharara is 22 km south east.
  The harbour is long and narrow, mostly sheltered but with exposed sand banks at low tide. There is a deep channel along the southern shore as far as Pukenui Wharf. Mt Camel/Tohoraha (also called Mt Houhora) is a 236-metre hill forming the North Head. The South Head is a flat area.
  According to the 2013 New Zealand census, Houhora and its surrounds have a population of 930, an increase of 90 people since the 2006 census.
caption: Pukenui wharf
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