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 and a s
Okaihau Rail Tunnel, built 1926
Okaihau railway station in 1966
Kaitaia is a town in the Far North District of New Zealand, at the base of the Aupōuri Peninsula, about 160 km northwest of Whangārei. It is the last major settlement on State Highway 1. Ahipara Bay,
Ōkaihau
…opened to Ōkaihau from the junction with the North Auckland Line at Otiria. Work on an extension of the line beyond Ōkaihau to the Hokianga Harbour and Kaitaia proceeded slowly, and in 1936, the line was essentially complete to Rangiahua. However, it was decided that construction beyond Rangiahua would be…
Main Street New Zealand Kaitaia, Northland, October 2007
Drawing of the Kaitaia Church and schoolroom in 1862
A landscape view of the southern part of Kaitaia taken on Okahu Road, the highest point in the town.
A photograph of the Te Ahu Centre, where the town library, information sites, and InterCity bus stops are.