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Kawakawa

Kawakawa

Freight trains once ran through the main street of Kawakawa, when coal was transported from nearby mines to the port of Ōpua. The main activity in the district is now farming.

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Photograph by Shirley Williams

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Claudia Orange. 'Northland places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/northland-places/9/4