Kohukohu (New Zealand)
| Kohukohu | ||
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 22 ′ S , 173 ° 33 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-NTL | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Northland | |
| District | Far North District | |
| Ward | Kaikohe-Hokianga Ward | |
| Residents | 165 (2013) | |
| height | 2 m | |
| Post Code | 0491 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 9 | |
| website | www.kohukohu.com | |
| Photography of the place | ||
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Kohukohu is a small settlement in the Far North District of Northland on the North Island of New Zealand .
Origin of name
The name Kohukohu has several meanings in the Māori language , from fog to moss and seaweed to a native tree species, the narrow-leaved sticky seed .
geography
Kohukohu is located around 83 km northwest of Whangarei and around 38 km southeast of Kaitaia in the rear third of Hokianga Harbor . East of the settlement, the three arms of the Mangamuka River , Orira River and Waihou River unite . The closest place is Rawene on the other side on the south bank of the natural harbor about 6 km southwest of Kohukohu .
history
According to the myths of Te Tai Tokerau , the Polynesian navigator and explorer Kupe visited the area in 925 before returning to Hawaiiki . Because the food in the hāngi (earth oven) was not sufficiently cooked, he cursed those responsible with the word " Kohu ".
Kohukohu was one of the first European settlements in New Zealand. The first Europeans reached Hokianga Harbor in 1819. In the 1830s, Kohukohu was the center of New Zealand's timber industry and was temporarily the location of what is probably the largest sawmill in the southern hemisphere.
For nearly a hundred years Kohukohu remained a significant place for its sawmills and was the largest economic center on the north side of Hokinanga Harbor . Around 1900 the place had almost 2000 inhabitants.
To the east of Kohukohu is the small island of Motiti , which was painted by Augustus Earle in 1827 . He was the first European artist to spend several months in New Zealand, including some time at Hokinanga Harbor .
population
In the 2013 census, the town had 165 inhabitants, 11.3% fewer than in the 2006 census.
economy
Kohukohu has an elementary school, some shops, a cafe, craft shops, a hotel and other accommodation, a volunteer fire department and a small outpatient department for basic medical care.
Artists and artisans have settled in the settlement.
Infrastructure
Road traffic
Kohukohu is connected to New Zealand State Highway 1 , 24 kilometers further north . The connection to the New Zealand State Highway 12 , which runs around 10 km south, can only be made via the ferry to Rawene .
Shipping
There is a regular car ferry connection to Rawene with 15 trips a day via the ferry terminal, which is just under 4 km to the southwest.
Education
The community has three schools: The Kohukohu School in the center of the village is a primary school with 65 students in 2014, the Matihetihe School had 31 students in 2104 and the Te Kura Taumata o Panguru 52 students.
religion
There is a Catholic and an Anglican / Methodist church in Kohukohu , and five marae nearby . The first Catholic mass in New Zealand was held eight kilometers north of Kohukohu at Totara Point in 1838 .
tourism
Possible recreational activities include bird watching, fishing, bowling and golf. A nearby farm offers beginners' cheese-making courses.
Attractions
In the area of the school is the oldest surviving bridge in New Zealand. The bridge, made of Australian Hawkesbury sandstone , which was sent to New Zealand as ship ballast, was built in the 1840s and was once at the mouth of the Waihouuru Stream . Today the coastline is 100 m from the bridge.
Parts of the buildings constructed in the 19th century from Kauri wood have been preserved and registered as a Category 2 monument, including the Anglican Church, the building of the Masonic Lodge, the town hall, the clinic, a branch of the Bank of New Zealand with the bank manager's house as well several apartment buildings. The former jetty from this time is also a listed building.
See also
literature
- Helga Neubauer: Kohukohu . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 197 .
Web links
- Homepage . Kohukohu Community,accessed June 29, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Neubauer: Kohukohu . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 197 .
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed June 29, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Maurice Shadbolt : Reader's Digest Guide to New Zealand . Reader's Digest , 2010 (English).
- ↑ 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: XXX . Statistics New Zealand , accessed June 29, 2017 .
- ^ Artists & Writers . Kohukohu Community , accessed June 29, 2017 .
- ^ Hokianga Ferry Timetable . Far North District Council , accessed June 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Te Kete Ipuramgei; School database, accessed November 2, 2014
- ^ Activities in the North Hokianga . Kohukohu Community , accessed June 29, 2017 .