Kawakawa | |
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.jpg) The main street of Kawakawa | |
| Motto: Train Town | |
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| Coordinates: 35°22′48″S 174°4′8″E / 35.38000°S 174.06889°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
| Ward | Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Ward |
| Community | Bay of Islands-Whangaroa |
| Subdivision | Kawakawa-Moerewa |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Far North District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Far North | Moko Tepania |
| • Northland MP | Grant McCallum |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 1,630 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 0210 |
Kawakawa is a small town in the Bay of Islands area of the Northland Region of New Zealand. Kawakawa developed as a service town when coal was found there in the 1860s, but coal mining ceased in the early 20th century. The economy is now based on farming.[3] The town is named after the kawakawa shrub.[4]
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TeAra9was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Kawakawa, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 November 2018.