Kohukohu

Kohukohu is a locality in Northland, North Island. Kohukohu is situated nearby to the locality Ivydale, as well as near Rangiora.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mangungu Mission House and Māngungu Mission.

Mangungu Mission House

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Mangungu Mission House is situated 3 km east of Kohukohu.

Māngungu Mission was the second mission station established in New Zealand by the Wesleyan Missionary Society. Located near Horeke, in the Hokianga Harbour, it was founded in 1828 by the missionaries John Hobbs and James Stack after the first WMS mission station in the country had been sacked the previous year. Māngungu Mission is situated 3 km east of Kohukohu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kohukohu and Horeke.

Kohukohu

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Kohukohu is a town on the Hokianga Harbour in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It was one of the first European settlements in New Zealand. Kohukohu is situated on the northern shore of the harbour where it splits into two rivers, the Mangamuka River branching inland to the northeast and the Waihou River leading towards the east past Mangungu, Horeke and Rangiahua.