Kawiti Glowworm Caves

Kawiti Glowworm Caves is a cave in Auckland Region, North Island. Kawiti Glowworm Caves is situated nearby to the archaeological site Toukohe Pa, as well as near the cemetery Waimo Urapu.

Opening hours:
8:30 AM—4:00 PM
December 25th: closed
Type: Cave
Also known as: “Waiomio Glowworm Caves”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hundertwasser Toilets and Kawakawa railway station.

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. Hundertwasser Toilets is situated 3½ km northwest of Kawiti Glowworm Caves.

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. Kawakawa railway station is situated 3½ km northwest of Kawiti Glowworm Caves.

Lake Rotokereru

Lake

Lake Rotokereru is a lake in the Northland Region of New Zealand. Lake Rotokereru is situated 3½ km south of Kawiti Glowworm Caves.

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. Kawakawa is situated 3½ km northwest of Kawiti Glowworm Caves.

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. Taumarere is situated 5 km north of Kawiti Glowworm Caves.

Moerewa

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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 7 km west of Kawiti Glowworm Caves.

Kawiti Glowworm Caves

Category: landform
Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.40891° or 35° 24′ 32″ south

Longitude

174.08349° or 174° 5′ 1″ east

Open location code

4VPPH3RM+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 278969362

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Highlights include Kawiti Glowworm Caves and Toukohe Pa.

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