Where was Whale Rider filmed?
2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro
Whale Rider (2002) was filmed in Auckland and Whangara, 2 places named in its Wikipedia article, in New Zealand. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as New Zealand. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 2 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Auckland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
city on the North Island, New Zealand
“The film was shot in Whangara, and in Auckland.” Wikipedia
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Whangara
🇳🇿 New Zealand
locality in Gisborne District, New Zealand
“A coproduction between New Zealand and Germany, the film was shot on location in Whangara, the setting of the novel.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in New Zealand, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: New Zealand
Also shot in these places
Set in the same places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Whale Rider have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 2 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Mulan (2020), M3GAN (2022), Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), M3GAN 2.0 (2025) and 1 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.