Whangaruru is a rural community and harbour on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand.

After searching for a long time he found shelter from bad weather there.

[5] The name "Whangaruru" is a Māori-language word meaning "sheltered harbour",[6] and is a direct linguistic cognate with "Honolulu" in the related Hawaiian language.

The Ngātiwai hapū of Te Uri o Hikihiki are the indigenous people of Whangaruru.

[7][8] In October 2020, the Government committed $444,239 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Ōtetao Reti Marae, creating 33 jobs.

[9] Statistics New Zealand describes Ōakura-Whangaruru South as a rural settlement.

The results were 69.8% European (Pākehā), 35.8% Māori, 15.1% Pasifika, and 3.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (8.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 84 (58.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 39 (27.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications.

The results were 77.7% European (Pākehā); 38.4% Māori; 4.7% Pasifika; 2.0% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".

[19] Te Kura Hourua ki Whangaruru was a secondary (years 9-13) partnership school opened in 2014,[20] and closed in 2016.