Kauwhata
Kauwhata | |
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Locality | |
Interactive map of Kauwhata | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′46″S 175°32′20″E / 40.296°S 175.539°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| District | Manawatū District |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Manawatū District Council |
| • Regional council | Horizons Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Manawatu | Michael Ford |
| • Rangitīkei MP | Suze Redmayne |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
Kauwhata is a rural locality and a statistical area in Manawatū District, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand's central North Island.
The locality is named after a Māori chief who originally owned the land.
Kauwhata School existed at least between 1913 and 1928.