Kensington (Māori: Tawatawhiti) is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand.

State Highway 1 runs through Kensington, The Western Hills form a boundary on the west, and Hātea River on the east.

[5] In 2018, Whangarei District Council completed improvements to the Kensington Avenue and Kamo Road intersection, following delays since 2014 in acquiring properties.

[6] In April 2020, Police investigated the death of a five-month-old baby at a home in Kensington.

[7] The following month, Police recovered a stolen vehicle with a baby inside from a property in Kensington.

[11] The property was owned by Northland Regional Council,[12] and was previously the site of a Woolworths and Countdown supermarket,[13] but had been vacant since 2014.