Rawene
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Rawene is a town on the south side of the Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 12 passes to the south. The town lies at the apex of a peninsula. A car ferry links it to Kohukohu
Rawene, as viewed from the water
This strange shaped building was originally a joinery factory making doors, windows and coffins.
Whirinaki, Northland
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Whirinaki is a locality on the Whirinaki River in the south Hokianga, in Northland, New Zealand. The name means "to lean against a support". Highway 12 runs through it. Opononi lies to the south west,
Rawene
…people were employed full-time, 66 (16.4%) were part-time, and 18 (4.5%) were unemployed. The statistical area of Hokianga South, which also includes Whirinaki, covers 126.04 km2 (48.66 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,370 as of June 2025, with a population density of 10.9 people per km2. Hokianga…
Whirinaki Native School, sometime between 1900 and 1936