Opononi is a settlement on the south shore of Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 12 runs through Opononi. Ōmāpere is on the shore to the south of Opononi and Pakanae is to the northeast. According to the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the name Opononi roughly translates to "place of crooked fishing post" in Māori.