New Zealand - Whangarei - Tikipunga High School - Form 5C - 1982 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Tikipunga - Tikipunga is one of the biggest suburbs in Whangārei - Tikipunga High School is a state coeducational Year 7-13 secondary school on Corks Road, with a roll of 345 students as of March 2021. The school opened in 1971 Whangarei - The regional capital of Northland Region - Population estimated to be 58,700 in June 2018 (an increase from 47,000 in 2001) - The Māori iwi Ngāpuhi occupied Whangarei from the early 19th century - Captain James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour were the first Europeans to sight the Whangarei Harbour entrance. - The volcanid come, Mt Parihaka (241 m to the northeast of the city centre), is about 20 million years old - The Hatea River flows south through the city and empties into Whangarei Harbour. (Reference: Wikipedia)