Ōkaihau
Ōkaihau | |
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Town | |
Okaihau Rail Tunnel, built 1926 | |
Interactive map of Ōkaihau | |
| Coordinates: 35°19′16″S 173°46′16″E / 35.321°S 173.771°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Far North District |
| Ward | Kaikohe/Hokianga |
| Community | Kaikohe-Hokianga |
| Subdivision | Kaikohe |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Far North District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Far North | Moko Tepania |
| • Northland MP | Grant McCallum |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.56 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2025) | |
• Total | 380 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
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 has a primary school (Ōkaihau Primary School) and a secondary school (Okaihau College).
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of feast of the winds" for Ōkaihau.