Mangonui

Mangonui Four Square is located on the waterfront in Mangonui Harbour, Doubtless Bay, Northland. Doubtless Bay was so named by Captain James Cook, who looked in on this expanse of water in 1769 and said Doubtless a bay and sailed by without entering it.

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Liquor will not be sold to persons under 18 years of age. Only the following evidence of age documents are acceptable: HANZ 18+ Card, New Zealand Photographic Drivers Licence, New Zealand or Overseas Passport. Liquor may only be sold during the hours specified in the store licence. It is now an infringement offence to buy liquor if you are under 18 years of age.
Due to current Licensing Trust laws, liquor is not available at the following stores:
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Address

Beach Road
Mangonui 0420
Dx Box: Ax 10032, Mangonui, Northland, 420

Phone

09 406 0007

Open Hours

Mon-Fri:	7:00am - 7:00pm
Sat:	7:00am - 7:00pm
Sun:	7:30am - 7:00pm

Festive Hours

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In European history the area is one of the oldest in New Zealand. But before the Europeans, the area was home for a large Maori population. Moehuri was led into the Mangonui harbour by a large shark and named the spot BIG SHARK, or translated into Maori- Mangonui.

The building that is now the Mangonui Four Square was erected on piles over the waters of the Mangonui Harbour in 1907. The building housed a dentist's surgery and a variety of small shops until 1910 when the General Store across the road relocated to the building. It has retained its function as a general store over the years as well as providing private accommodation.

While the building may be old, the services are not. The store has refrigerated produce display cabinets and additional services include a Post Office and Banking facilities.

The harbour is home to a variety of fishing boats throughout the year. As many previous owners of the store will verify, you don't need a boat to catch fish in the Mangonui Harbour - a fishing line out of the back window of the store will suffice. Gary McCormick even made a TV programme about it. 

Information was sourced from the book What you can do in and from Doubtless Bay by Neva Clarke McKenna and the Historic Places Trust information leaflet Heritage Trail of Mangonui.