Leigh ( /ˌliː-/) is a small coastal community in the north of the Auckland Region of New Zealand.

It lies on the west side of Omaha Cove, a small inlet within Ōmaha Bay to the south of Cape Rodney.

Leigh is the nearest town to Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve surrounding Te Hāwere-a-Maki / Goat Island.

[3] The reserve, the first of its type in New Zealand, is also the location for the University of Auckland's Marine Laboratory.

The results were 89.5% European (Pākehā); 16.0% Māori; 4.0% Pasifika; 2.5% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".

[12] Cape Rodney statistical area, which also includes Ti Point and Whangateau, stretches north to the border with Kaipara District and west almost to Wellsford.

The results were 91.0% European (Pākehā); 16.9% Māori; 4.0% Pasifika; 2.2% Asian; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".

There are a number of beaches close to Leigh including Te Hāwere-a-Maki / Goat Island, Mathesons Bay, Whangateau, Pākiri and Ōmaha.

Goat Island Marine Reserve provides several organised features including scenic marine observations, glass-bottom boat trips and scuba-diving; fishing is strictly prohibited.

[18] The Leigh Volunteer Fire Brigade hosts an annual fishing competition.

The local Ōmaha Marae is a traditional meeting ground for Ngāti Manuhiri, and its associated iwi of Ngātiwai.

It is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 60 students as of November 2024.

[23] The adjacent Leigh Community Preschool[24] accepts children from age 6 months to 5 years.

A number of children living in Leigh attend the much larger Matakana Primary, 10 km distant.