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Te Kawa
Settlement in Waikato, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Te Kawa is a rural community in the Ōtorohanga District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.[3] It lies just to the south of the volcanic hills of Kakepuku and Te Kawa.[4] Until the swamp was drained in the 1900s, Te Kawa was well known for its eels.[5]
Te Kawa | |
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Village | |
![]() Te Kawa swamp, village and Puketarata hill from Kakepuku | |
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Coordinates: 38.094758°S 175.280551°E / -38.094758; 175.280551 | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Waikato Region |
District | Ōtorohanga District |
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Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Ōtorohanga District Council |
• Regional council | Waikato Regional Council |
Area | |
• Territorial | 40.30 km2 (15.56 sq mi) |
Population (2018 Census)[2] | |
• Territorial | 504 |
• Density | 13/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Te Kawa railway station, a station on the North Island Main Trunk, was located in the area.[6][7] It operated from 9 March 1887 and closed 17 October 1971.[8][9]
A post office was open by 1909[10] and a dairy factory and a school existed in 1913.[11] Te Kawa Bridge over the Waipā opened in 1915.[12] A town hall opened in 1928.[13]
Te Whakaaro Kotahi Marae in Te Kawa is a meeting ground of the Ngāti Maniapoto hapū of Te Kanawa.[14] It includes a small building.[15]