Te Kawa

Te Kawa
Village
Te Kawa swamp, village and Puketarata hill from Kakepuku
Te Kawa swamp, village and Puketarata hill from Kakepuku
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Coordinates: 38°05′41″S 175°16′50″E / 38.094758°S 175.280551°E / -38.094758; 175.280551
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato Region
DistrictŌtorohanga District
Ward
  • Kāwhia-Tihiroa Ward
  • Kiokio-Korakonui Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityŌtorohanga District Council
 • Regional councilWaikato Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Territorial40.30 km2 (15.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census)[2]
 • Territorial504
 • Density13/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)

Te Kawa is a rural community in the Ōtorohanga District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.[3] It lies just to the south of the volcanic hills of Kakepuku and Te Kawa.[4] Until the swamp was drained in the 1900s, Te Kawa was well known for its eels.[5]

Te Kawa railway station, a station on the North Island Main Trunk, was located in the area.[6][7] It operated from 9 March 1887 and closed 17 October 1971.[8][9]

A post office was open by 1909[10] and a dairy factory and a school existed in 1913.[11] Te Kawa Bridge over the Waipā opened in 1915.[12] A town hall opened in 1928.[13]

Te Whakaaro Kotahi Marae in Te Kawa is a meeting ground of the Ngāti Maniapoto hapū of Te Kanawa.[14] It includes a small building.[15]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Te Kawa, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
  4. ^ "Te Kawa, Waikato". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ "TUNA LAGOONS. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 July 1926. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
  7. ^ 1934 photo (top left) in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Vol 9, Issue 2 (1 May).
  8. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  9. ^ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  10. ^ "RECLAIMING THE SWAMPS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 September 1909. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Te Kawa, New Zealand Herald". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1 July 1913. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  12. ^ "OPENING TE KAWA BRIDGE. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 February 1915. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  13. ^ "PROGRESS OF TE KAWA. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 July 1928. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  15. ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.