Whangārei is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. It is part of the Whangārei District, a local body created in 1989 from the former Whangārei City, Whangārei County and Hikurangi Town councils, to administer both the city proper and its hinterland. The city population was estimated to be 54,900 in June 2022, an increase from 47,000 in 2001. The wider Whangarei District had a population of 100,500 in June 2022,
The Northland Region is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year. The main population centre is the city of Whangārei, and the largest town is Kerikeri. At the 2018 New Zealand census, Northland recorded a population growth spurt of 18.1% since the previous 2013 census, placing it as the fastest growing region in New Zealand, ahead of other strong growth regions such as the Bay of Plenty Region and Waikato.
James Andrew Hamilton Marshall is a former New Zealand cricketer. He is the identical twin brother of Hamish Marshall.
Hamish John Hamilton Marshall is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played all formats of the game for New Zealand. He is the identical twin brother of James Marshall. Hamish and James became the second pair of twins to play Test cricket, and are the first identical pair.
Maia Ann Mereana Lewis is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 9 Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals and 1 Twenty20 International for New Zealand between 1992 and 2005. She captained in 1997 and between 2003 and 2005. She played domestic cricket for Southern Districts, Canterbury, North Harbour and Wellington. Lewis also represented New Zealand in Hockey, and Indoor Cricket, making her a triple international athlete.
Bruce Philip Martin is a New Zealand international cricketer who played Test cricket for the national team. At domestic level he played for the Northern Districts and Auckland in the State Championship and Northland in the Hawke Cup. Martin played as a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler and right-handed batsman.
Joseph Adam Frank Yovich is a New Zealand cricketer of Croatian descent.
The Northern Districts men's cricket team are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.
Derren John Charles Witcombe is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. As a player, he played at hooker.
The Hawke Cup is a non-first-class cricket competition for New Zealand's district associations. Apart from 1910–11, 1912–13 and 2000–01 the competition has always been on a challenge basis. To win the Hawke Cup, the challengers must beat the holders, either outright or on the first innings in a drawn match, on the holders' home ground.
The Northland cricket team represents the Northland region of New Zealand. It competes in the Hawke Cup.
William Roberts Holt is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played two first-class cricket matches for Northern Districts in the 1964–65 season. A right-arm medium pace bowler, Holt took four wickets at 35.00, and scored 37 runs with the bat at 18.50. He also played ten matches for Northland in the Hawke Cup.
Cobham Oval is a cricket ground in Whangarei, New Zealand, next to the Okara Park rugby stadium. It stages daytime-only first-class and List A matches. It is the home ground and headquarters of the Northland cricket team and one of the home grounds for the Northern Districts cricket team. It is named after Lord Cobham, New Zealand's Governor-General from 1957 to 1962.
Ellis Lynley Child was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Auckland and Northern Districts in the 1950s. He was also a leading player for Northland in the Hawke Cup from 1951 to 1961. He was born at Whangarei and died at Auckland.
David Keelan Mathias is an Indian-born cricketer who represents the Bahrain national cricket team.
Brian Dunning was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts from 1961 to 1981.
David Craig Hoskin is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northern Districts from 1956 to 1965. He was President of New Zealand Cricket from 2000 to 2003.
Satti is a surname that may refer to people from the Satti tribe or other people, which include:
Norman Rowley Wilson was a New Zealand cricketer.
Christopher John Leitch was a New Zealand politician. He was the leader of the Social Credit Party from 2018 until his death in 2023.
