Parakao is a village and rural community in the Whangarei District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 15, southeast of Pakotai and northwest of Titoki.[1]
The local Parakao Marae and Te Aroha-Parakao meeting house is a tribal meeting place for the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Horahia, Ngāti Moe, Ngāti Te Rino, Ngāti Toki, Te Parawhau and Ngāti Hine.[2][3]
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