It is part of the Waikato Region and Thames-Coromandel District and extends 85 kilometres north from the western end of the Bay of Plenty, forming a natural barrier to protect the Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames in the west from the Pacific Ocean to the east.
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Just beyond the town is the beginning of the Te Moehau Range, which forms the bulk of the northern end of the Coromandel Peninsula, and contains valuable ecological areas, including a population of the threatened North Island Brown Kiwi.
Manaia River, a river of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
Manaia, Waikato, a town on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand
The most important are the Soundsplash Eco Reggae Festival in Raglan, the Kaikoura Roots Festivaland and Coromandel Gold, a New Years event featuring New Zealand reggae and dub bands in the Coromandel Peninsula, and local reggae artists are an integral part of the live music scene.