Kawakawa River
The Kawakawa River is in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows predominantly eastward to Opua, where it joins the Waikare Inlet to flow into the Veronica Channel at the southern end of the Bay of Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kawakawa railway station and Hundertwasser Toilets.
Kawakawa railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kawakawa railway station was a station on the Opua Branch in New Zealand. and is the terminus of the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway in the small town of Kawakawa.
Hundertwasser Toilets
Work of art
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, CC0.
The Hundertwasser Toilets is a public toilet located at 60 Gillies Street, the main street of the town of Kawakawa in northern New Zealand. The structure was completed in 1999 and named after the architect and visual artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, who conceived and designed the project.
Taumarere railway station
Railway station
Taumarere railway station was a station on the Opua Branch in New Zealand and is a stop on the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway near Taumarere village. It is on the oldest railway built on the North Island, which opened in 1867.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kawakawa and Taumarere.
Kawakawa
Town
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
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.
Taumarere
Hamlet
Taumarere is a locality in the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand. The Kawakawa River and State Highway 11 run through Taumarere. The town of Kawakawa is 3 km to the southwest. Opua is 7 km to the north and Paihia 14 km.
Moerewa
Town
Moerewa is a small town in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the Bay of Islands five kilometres to the west of Kawakawa. Moerewa is situated 6 km southwest of Kawakawa River.
Kawakawa River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Zealand
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Kawakawa River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kawakawa River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كاواكاوا”
- French: “Kawakawa”
- German: “Kawakawa River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Kawakawa”
- Welsh: “Afon Kawakawa”
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