Coopers Beach
locality in Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Coopers Beach is a settlement on the southern side of Doubtless Bay in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 10 runs through it. It is one of the Taipa–Mangōnui string of settlements, separated from Cable Bay on the west by Otanenui Stream and from Mangōnui on the east by Mill Bay Road.
The settlement is named for coopers who build and repair barrels.
Taumarumaru Reserve on the western side of Coopers Beach contains three pā sites. Taumarumaru Pā is on the central ridge, with Ohumuhumu Pā and Otanenui Pā on the headland.
Rangikapiti Pā is a heritage site northeast of Coopers Beach which retains terraces and a defensive ditch around the pā.
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Coopers Beach as a rural settlement. It covers 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 670 as of June 2025, with a population density of 390 people per km2. Coopers Beach is part of the larger Doubtless Bay statistical area.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q25660004. Authority coordinates are -34.993, 173.509. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2025.
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