Ngataki
locality in Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand
Ngataki is a community on the Aupouri Peninsula in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the area. To the north-east is Rarawa Beach, a mile-long strip of clean silver sand, gently shelving and backed by sand dunes. North of that is Great Exhibition Bay and to the south-west is the long Ninety Mile Beach coastline.
Demographics
Ngataki is in two SA1 statistical areas which cover 219.98 km2 (84.93 sq mi) and include Rarawa Beach and the peninsula on the east side of Houhora Harbour and part of Ninety Mile Beach on the west side of Aupouri Peninsula. The SA1 area is part of the larger North Cape statistical area.
The SA1 areas had a population of 249 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (2.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 54 people (27.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 138 males, and 117 females in 102 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 39 people (15.7%) aged under 15 years, 33 (13.3%) aged 15 to 29, 120 (48.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (20.5%) aged 65 or older.
“Ngataki” enters the record as locality in Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Ngataki, locality and North can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Ngataki” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Ngataki, locality and North provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1984170. Authority coordinates are -34.742, 173.047. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2023, 2018 and 2013.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Ngataki”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Ngataki primary sources, Ngataki archive and Ngataki research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Ngataki”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Ngataki” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.