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,
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.
Kerikeri is a town in the Bay of Islands, in the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the head of Kerikeri Inlet, a northwestern arm of the Bay of Islands, where fresh wat
Kaitaia
…industries are forestry and tourism. The population is 6,170 as of June 2025, which makes it the second-largest town in the Far North District, after Kerikeri. The name Kaitāia means 'ample food', kai being the Māori word for food…
The Kerikeri Mission Station, with the Stone Store at left, St James at rear, and Mission House on the right
This pear tree is the oldest fruit tree in New Zealand, near the Stone Store, and still bears fruit. The building at rear is the historic blacksmith's shop established by the missionaries
This plaque records details of the planting of the pear tree in 1819.