It is on a headland on the eastern side of Tauranga Harbour, opposite Matakana Island.

[4] There are mature pōhutukawa trees and three pā sites in the reserve.

[5][6] A 200 metre long wooden jetty, built after 1947, provides fishing access to the harbour.

[9] George Vesey Stewart, who organised settlement of Katikati in the 1870s, initially planned for the town to be established at Kauri Point.

[11] Ōngare Point-Kauri Point is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement.