Kawakawa, New Zealand

Kawakawa is a village in the north of New Zealand's North Island.

Geography

Kawakawa is located in the Far North District of Northland region south of the Bay of Islands, a popular recreation area in the country. The place had the Census in 2006 1350 inhabitants, a decrease of 51 inhabitants since 2001.

History

The town was founded as a service center for a coalfield. After the dismantling of the coal has been set, the economy is now dominated by agriculture and tourism.

Attractions

  • The Hundertwasser toilet, a public toilet in the main street of the village, was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
  • Bay of Islands Vintage Railway
  • Glowworm Caves in nearby Waiomio.

Infrastructure

The village lies on the railway line between North Auckland Line. The regular traffic is set to the section that runs through the place, but. A section of the route from the town north railway station is used by the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway for a heritage railway operation.

Kawakawa is located on State Road 1 ( State Highway 1) from the State Highway 11 branches off here to Paihia.

Education

Kawakawa has a primary school for grades 1-8, the Kawakawa Primary School and college. The primary school has 309 students in 2009 at a decile rating of 1, which suggests an extremely weak social structure of the area. The Bay of Islands College is a secondary school for grades 9-15 with 391 students in 2009 and also a decile rating of 1. The College accepts students from the area of the Bay of Islands and the central region Northland on. 85 % of students come every day by bus to school.

Personalities

  • Friedensreich Hundertwasser lived from 1973 until his death in 2000 in Kawakawa.
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