Te Kawa
Te Kawa is a rural community in the Otorohanga District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.[1] It lies just to the south of the volcanic hills of Kakepuku and Te Kawa.[2] Until the swamp was drained in the 1900s, Te Kawa was well known for its eels.[3]
Te Kawa railway station, a station on the North Island Main Trunk, was located in the area.[4][5] It operated from 9 March 1887 and closed 17 October 1971.[6][7]
A post office was open by 1909[8] and a dairy factory and a school existed in 1913.[9] Te Kawa Bridge over the Waipa opened in 1915.[10] The hill was quarried from 1925.[11] A town hall opened in 1928.[12]
Te Whakaaro Kotahi Marae in Te Kawa is a meeting ground of the Maniapoto hapū of Te Kanawa.[13] It includes a small building.[14]
References
- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Te Kawa, Waikato". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ "Te Kawa, Waikato". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "TUNA LAGOONS. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 July 1926. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- ^ 1934 photo (top left) in The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Vol 9, Issue 2 (1 May).
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- ^ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
- ^ "RECLAIMING THE SWAMPS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 September 1909. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Te Kawa, New Zealand Herald". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1 July 1913. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "OPENING TE KAWA BRIDGE. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 February 1915. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "TE KAWA QUARRIES, WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 August 1925. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "PROGRESS OF TE KAWA. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 July 1928. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
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