Oakleigh, New Zealand

Oakleigh (Māori: Ngako) is a settlement 23 km (14 mi) south of Whangārei in the Whangarei District of the Northland Region of New Zealand, on the main highway and the North Auckland Line.

[1][2] The Post Office originally opened as Mangapai Wharf, but was renamed Oakleigh on 1 February 1913.

[4] In 1947, the station was unstaffed but had a small passenger shelter, a 30 foot by 20 foot goods shed, a loading bank, sheep and cattle yards, and room for 97 wagons on two loop sidings.

Oakleigh is part of the Oakleigh-Mangapai statistical area.

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