Kauwhata

For the settlement in the Waikato District, see Te Kauwhata.
Kauwhata
Locality
Map
Coordinates: 40°17′46″S 175°32′20″E / 40.296°S 175.539°E / -40.296; 175.539
CountryNew Zealand
RegionManawatū-Whanganui
DistrictManawatū District
Ward
  • Manawatū Rural General Ward
  • Ngā Tapuae o Matangi Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityManawatū District Council
 • Regional councilHorizons Regional Council

Kauwhata is a rural locality and a statistical area in Manawatū District, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand's central North Island.

The locality is named after a Māori chief who originally owned the land.[1]

Kauwhata School existed at least between 1913[2] and 1928.[3]

  1. ^ "Untitled". Manawatu Standard. 31 December 1910. p. 4.
  2. ^ "Manawatu A and P Association". Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus. 7 November 1913. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Power Board". Manawatu Standard. 12 June 1928. p. 4.