Welcome to Warkworth

"The New Zealander" of 27 May 1854 advertised Warkworth as being the beautiful district of Mahurangi, 24 miles from Auckland, with its fertile and majestically timbered lands; its splendid Agricultural and Grazing capabilities; its fine Harbour; its rich possession of Nature's scenic grandeur; its numerous respectable settlers, and indeed its almost innumerable recommendations likely to take its position as one of the most flourishing towns in the province...