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 16/19.
The Northport Passage Plan pictured below is available for download.
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