Kamo is a small township north of Whangarei, approximately five minutes drive from the Whangarei CBD. The name is a Māori word meaning "eyelash", but has also been said to mean "to bubble up", referring to hot springs in the area. Mt Parakiore is a volcanic dome rising 391 m to the northwest of the town. It is about one million years old, and part of the Harbour Fault which also includes Mt Hikurangi near Hikurangi, and Parahaki in Whangarei.

The population was 6,309 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 297 from 2001.

Kamo has the northernmost traffic lights in New Zealand on the intersection of Kamo, Station and 3 Mile Bush Roads