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Kawakawa, New Zealand
Kawakawa | |
|---|---|
 The main street of Kawakawa | |
| Motto(s): Train Town | |
  Kawakawa | |
| Coordinates: 35°22′48″S 174°4′8″E / 35.38000°S 174.06889°E / -35.38000; 174.06889 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
| Postcode(s) | 0210 |
Kawakawa is a small town in the Bay of Islands area of the Northland Region of New Zealand. It had a population of 1,221 in 2013,[2] down from 1,347 at the 2006 census and from 1,401 in 2001.[3] 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.[4] The town is named after the kawakawa shrub.[5]
Contents
1 History
2 Features
3 Education
4 Notable people
5 References
6 External links
History
Kawakawa starting developing as a town with the mining of coal, which was discovered there in 1861.[4] A horse-drawn tramway was opened in 1868 to carry coal from the mines to the Taumarere wharf. In 1871 two steam locomotives were acquired and the tramway was upgraded to railway standard. In 1884 a railway line from Kawakawa to Opua was opened, and this replaced the line to Taumarere wharf.
By 1899 there were about 1,000 residents in the town, which was built mainly on the hillside. In 1899 a fire destroyed all but a few of the buildings. The town was rebuilt on the flat, alongside the railway tracks. The present railway station was built in 1911.[6]
A railway line south to Whangarei was completed in 1911. Coal mining ceased at Kawakawa in the early 20th century.
The Bay of Islands County headquarters were in Kawakawa[4] until the county was disestablished in 1989.
Features
Entrance to the Hundertwasser toilet building
The town is known as "Train Town", because the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway runs down the middle of its main street on the former Opua Branch railway line. Eight km of the 17 km track reopened in 2008.[7] At present trains cannot go over "Long Bridge" because rails have not been relaid since it was re-piled, and the track between this bridge at Taumarere and Opua is being used as part of the Twin Coast Cyclepath. When the rails have been relaid, the cyclepath will be moved next to the track.
The town is also famous for its Hundertwasser toilet block, designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, who was a resident of the town from 1975 until his death in 2000.
The Kawiti glowworm caves at nearby Waiomio are also an attraction.
Education
Kawakawa Primary School is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 210.[8]
Bay of Islands College is a secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of 422.[9] It takes students from around the Bay of Islands and middle Northland, with 85% of its students travelling daily by bus to attend.[10]
Both schools have a decile rating of 1, and are coeducational.
Karetu School is another primary school in the Kawakawa region.
Notable people
Kelvin Davis – politician
Jack Goodhue - rugby player
Joe Schmidt - rugby coach
References
^ "Subnational Population Estimates: At 30 June 2018 (provisional)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em} For urban areas, "Subnational population estimates (UA, AU), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996, 2001, 2006-18 (2017 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ "2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place". archive.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
^ Quickstats about Kawakawa
^ abc "Northland places – The Waiōmio valley". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Kawakawa, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Our history". Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Trust. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Kawakawa Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media.
^ Education Counts: Kawakawa Primary school
^ Education Counts: Bay of Islands College
^ "Bay of Islands College - School Information". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08.
External links
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- Bay of Islands College
Coordinates: 35°23′S 174°04′E / 35.383°S 174.067°E / -35.383; 174.067
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