Kakahi, New Zealand

Kakahi in the early 1900s

Kakahi (Māori: Kākahi)) is a small King Country settlement about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) up the Whanganui River from Taumarunui, New Zealand. Founded as a sawmill town, it takes its name from the Māori word for the New Zealand freshwater mussel.[1]

  1. ^ Reed, A. W. (1982). A Dictionary of Maori Place Names (2nd ed.). Wellington, New Zealand: Reed. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-589-01439-1. Retrieved 6 September 2021.