Mawe Pa
Mawe Pa is an archaeological site in Auckland Region, North Island. Mawe Pa is situated nearby to Lake Ōmāpere, as well as near the village Ōkaihau.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: historical site in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Mawe Pā”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Ōmāpere and Putahi.
Lake Ōmāpere
Lake Ōmāpere is the largest lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand. It is located to the North of Kaikohe. The lake sits within the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field.Putahi
Peak
Putahi is a 381 m high rhyolite dome, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. To the north of Putahi is Lake Ōmāpere. To its north east are the volcanoes of Tarahi and Te Ahuahu. Putahi is situated 4 km south of Mawe Pa.
Okaihau College
School
In 1973 the Ōkaihau district high school in the Far North District of New Zealand was granted Form 1–7 status and became Okaihau College with Mr. Laurenson as first principal. Okaihau College is situated 4 km northwest of Mawe Pa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ōkaihau and Ōhaeawai.
Ōkaihau
Village
Photo: Wikimannz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ōkaihau is a small town in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island, just north of Kaikohe. State Highway 1 passes through Ōkaihau making it fairly busy. Ōkaihau is situated 4 km northwest of Mawe Pa.
Ōhaeawai
Village
Photo: Moriori, Public domain.
Ōhaeawai is a small village at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 in the Far North District of New Zealand, some 250 km from Auckland. Ōhaeawai is situated 7 km east of Mawe Pa.
Kaikohe
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 kilometres from Auckland, and about 85 kilometres from Whangārei. Kaikohe is situated 8 km south of Mawe Pa.
Mawe Pa
- Categories: former place, pā, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.3385° or 35° 20′ 19″ southLongitude
173.80621° or 173° 48′ 22″ eastElevation
236 metres (774 feet)Open location code
4VPMMR64+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1036787979OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6229669Wikidata ID
Q115784990
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In Other Languages
“Mawe Pa” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Mawe Pa”
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