Te Kawa
Te Kawa | |
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Village | |
Te Kawa swamp, village and Puketarata hill from Kakepuku | |
Interactive map of Te Kawa | |
| 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 |
| • Mayor of Ōtorohanga | Rodney Dow |
| • Taranaki-King Country MP | Barbara Kuriger |
| • Te Tai Hauāuru MP | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
| Area | |
• Territorial | 40.30 km2 (15.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 Census) | |
• Territorial | 453 |
| • Density | 11.2/km2 (29.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
Te Kawa is a rural community in the Ōtorohanga District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It lies just to the south of the volcanic hills of Kakepuku and Te Kawa. Until the swamp was drained in the 1900s, Te Kawa was well known for its eels.
Te Kawa railway station, a station on the North Island Main Trunk, was located in the area. It operated from 9 March 1887 and closed 17 October 1971.
A post office was open by 1909 and a dairy factory and a school existed in 1913. Te Kawa Bridge over the Waipā opened in 1915. A town hall opened in 1928.
Te Whakaaro Kotahi Marae in Te Kawa is a meeting ground of the Ngāti Maniapoto hapū of Te Kanawa. It includes a small building.