Northport is navigable through a completely buoyed and lit channel 5 nautical miles long leading from the Fairway Buoy to Marsden Point. The approach to Marsden Point has a shallowest depth of 14.7m at chart datum between the Fairway Buoy and No 1 buoy. All vessel movements, pilotage and towage are coordinated through Whangarei Harbour Radio on VHF channel 16/11.

The Northport Passage Plan is available for download click here.

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Marsden Point and Whangarei Harbour Charts:

Approaches to Marsden Point - NZ5219

Marsden Point - NZ5214

Whangarei Harbour - NZ5215