Kaikohe is a town in the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 km from Auckland. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a population of just under 4000 people it is a shopping and service centre for an extensive farming district and is sometimes referred to as "the hub of the north"
The Opua Branch or Otiria-Opua Industrial Line, partially still operational as the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway, is a former section of the North Auckland Line in the Northland Region of New Zealand, between Otiria and the Bay of Islands township of Opua. The first section was constructed as a bush tramway in 1868 and converted to a railway in the next decade. Today the railway is partially used by the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway, which runs tourist services between Kawakawa and Taumarere. The line's centrepiece is the section where it runs down along the main street of Kawakawa.
The Maungataniwha Range is a volcanic mountain range located in Northland Region of New Zealand. The Mangamukas, as it is known by the local residents and many Northlanders because of the name of the settlement and river on the southern side, separates Kaitaia and the Aupouri Peninsula from the rest of Northland. The highest point in the Maungataniwha Ranges is Raetea at 744m. The range is home to many kauri trees and part of the range is a part of Northland Forest Park.
The Northland Express, also known as the Opua Express, was an express passenger train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department between 1925 and 1956. It ran from Auckland via Whangarei to Opua in the Bay of Islands.
Rangiahua is a small locality near the Hokianga Harbour in the Northland Region of New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through it. Umawera is to the west, and Okaihau to the east.
In 1973 the Okaihau district high school in the Far North District of New Zealand was granted Form 1-7 status and became Okaihau College with Mr. Laurenson as first principal. At the same time a full primary school was completed around the Infant Block with Mr. N. Thomson becoming the first headmaster. At the end of 1973 there were 263 pupils attending the college and 219 at the primary school.
Howard Neill Austin,, known as Neill Austin, was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He held many positions with Federated Farmers.
Otiria is a rural locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It neighbours Moerewa to the east, with the nearest major town, Kawakawa a few kilometres further eastwards. Other nearby localities include Pokapu to the south, Orauta to the west, and Hupara to the north.
Kawiti railway station was a station on the Okaihau Branch in New Zealand.
Otiria railway station was a station on the Okaihau Branch in New Zealand.
Cameron's Crossing railway station was a station on the Okaihau Branch in New Zealand.
Ngapipito railway station was a station on the Okaihau Branch in New Zealand.
Rakautao railway station was a station on the Okaihau Branch in New Zealand.
Ngapuhi railway station was a station on the Okaihau Branch in New Zealand.
Kaikohe railway station was a station on the Okaihau Branch in New Zealand.
Rangiahua railway station was a station on the Okaihau Branch in New Zealand. The station was built but the line was closed before any services started operating down the line.
Lake Omapere Road Crossing railway station was a station on the Okaihau Branch in New Zealand.
Ronald Matthew King is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party.
