[url=http://www.whangareinz.org.nz/]Whangarei[/url] (Māori:Whangārei - pronounced: Faa - ngaa - re - i) is the major population centre of [wiki=986988959b1df938355b92dfb311750e]Northland[/wiki] and the northernmost "city" in the [wiki=2299c1c30aefa80519f4b0eee7127665]North Island[/wiki] of [wiki=c51ed580ea5e20c910d951f692512b4d]New Zealand[/wiki] with about 50,000 residents. It has a warm semi-tropical climate, with summer daytime temperatures around 24-26°C, regular rainy days year round and mild winters that rarely have frosts and are mild enough for the region to be described as the winterless north.