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Whangara

locality in Gisborne District, New Zealand

🇳🇿 New Zealand · -38.5689, 178.2300

Whangara is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia article of 1 production — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“A coproduction between New Zealand and Germany, the film was shot on location in Whangara, the setting of the novel.”
Whale Rider (2002) · Wikipedia

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Whangara
Photo: Avenue · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Whangara as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Whangara?

1 production is recorded as filmed in Whangara, including Whale Rider (2002). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Where is Whangara?

Whangara is in New Zealand, at -38.5689, 178.2300.

What other filming locations are near Whangara?

Gisborne, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0.