Kawakawa | |
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Motto: Train Town | |
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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