Kaikohe is the central service area for the Far North District of New Zealand, about 260 km from Auckland, situated on State Highway 12 at 35°27′S 173°49′E. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. Image File history File links NZ-Kaikohe. ... The Far North District of New Zealand, as its name suggests, is the northernmost district within New Zealand, consisting of the northern tip of the North Island. ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... The New Zealand State Highway Shield. ... The Northland Region, one of the regions of New Zealand, is, as the name suggests, the northernmost of New Zealands administrative regions. ...

The 2004 census revealed the population of Kaikohe to be just over 4000 people, but it is the thriving shopping and service centre for an extensive farming district with a catchment of 28,000 people. For the term related to television programmes, see watershed (television). ...

Originally a Maori village called Opango, Kaikohe is recognised as being the very heart of the culture of the great Ngapuhi iwi. In the early 19th century a rival Maori tribe raided the village and fugitives subsisted among the Kohekohe (a native tree) groves on Tokareireia (Kaikohe Hill). After the incident, the village became known as Kaikohekohe (kai meaning food) but was later shortened to Kaikohe. Te Puni, Māori Chief Māori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. ... Ngapuhi form one of the major and (with over 100,000 members) the single most numerous of the Maori tribes or iwi in New Zealand, occupying much the Northland Peninsula, also known as Tai Tokerau, north of the city of Auckland. ... Iwi (pronounced ee-wee) are the largest everyday social units in Māori society. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up kai in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The warrior chief Hone Heke settled in Kaikohe after fighting ceased, and died there in 1850. His nephew Hone Heke, MP for Northern Maori, also lived in Kaikohe. In April 1911, a monument to him was unveiled on Kaikohe Hill by Sir Tui Carroll, acting Prime Minister. A park in the town is dedicated to Rawiri Taiwhanga who has a very strong claim to being New Zealand's first commercial dairy farmer. He milked a herd of cows and sold butter in 1834. Also in the town is a Pioneer Village, a 19th century Northland community recreated with all its colourful atmosphere, history and detail. Horny Wiremu Heke Pokai (?-August 6, 1850) was a Māori chief and war leader in New Zealand. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealands head of government and is the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand. ... Dairy farming is a class of agricultural, or more properly, an animal husbandry enterprise, raising female cattle for long-term production of milk, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy for processing and eventual retail sale. ... Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or small blocks, and often served using a butterknife. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Kaikohe has a strategic position in the centre of the province, giving access of some of New Zealand's finest scenic attractions. Within a 50 km radius are the famous Bay of Islands and the Waipoua, Puketi and Omahuta kauri forests. Also not far away are the Whangaroa and Hokianga harbours, the Waiomio limestone caves, many beautiful beaches and secluded bays, and the historic town of Kerikeri. Russell, Bay of Islands The Bay of Islands is an area in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Waipoua Forest preserves some of the best examples of kauri forest remaining in New Zealand. ... Binomial name Agathis australis (D. Don) Loudon The Kauri (Agathis australis) is a coniferous tree native to the northern North Island of New Zealand. ... The Hokianga Harbour, also known as The Hokianga River or more frequently simply as The Hokianga is a long estuarial drowned valley and its surrounding area on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Kerikeri is a popular tourist destination in the Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand, about three hours drive north of Auckland, and 80 kilometres north of Whangarei. ...

The town is situated on the slopes of a volcanic hill and surrounded by many former pa sites. The countryside is mainly undulating plain with volcanic soils, but on the western edge of town, Kaikohe Hill rises 300 m above sea level, allowing views of the imposing sand dunes on the Hokianga Harbour and farmlands to the east and south toward Mount Hikurangi (625 m). Pa, Maori word meaning a fortified village or redoubt, described at length in Maori Wars. ... There are two prominent mountains in New Zealand called Mount Hikurangi. ...

To the north of the Putahi volcanic ridge is Lake Omapere, five km in length, but only two to three metres deep. The therapeutic mercurial waters of the minor health spa of Ngawha Springs are in a small thermal area to the east, where the new Northland prison is situated. Lake Omapere is a small lake in the Northland region of New Zealand. ...

Former New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange was once a resident of Kaikohe. [1] KAIKOHE "The Hub of the North" The Right Honourable David Russell Lange (pronounced Long-ee), CH, ONZ (4 August 1942 Thames, New Zealand – 13 August 2005 Auckland, New Zealand), served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. ...