Kaitaia is a town in Northland Region, in the far north of New Zealand. It is located at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula, approximately 160km northwest of Whangarei. It is the last settlement of any size on the main road north to the capes and bays in the northernmost part of the island. Ahipara Bay, the southernmost part of Ninety Mile Beach, is five kilometres to the west of the town. Image File history File links Location map for Kaitaia, New Zealand File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Northland Region (Māori: ), one of the 16 regions of New Zealand, is, as the name suggests, the northernmost of New Zealands administrative regions. ... The Aupouri Peninsula is a tombolo at the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Whangarei (the initial consonant is pronounced F as in fa-nga-ray) is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. ... NASA satellite photo of the Aupouri Peninsula and Ninety Mile Beach Ninety Mile Beach is a beach located on the western coast of the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. ...

The main industries of the town are forestry and tourism. The town has a population of 5151 (2001 census). A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

The Kaitaia Mission Station was first established in 1834 by the missionaries Joseph Matthews and William Puckey. Year 1834 (MDCCCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... William Gilbert Puckey came to New Zealand at the young age of 14, where he picked up the Maori language quickly and learnt it fluently. ...

Transport

There were plans to extend the Okaihau Branch railway to Kaitaia and construction was undertaken in the 1920s, but with the line nearly complete to Rangiahua, a review in 1936 determined that the branch line would not be viable and construction was abandoned. The line therefore terminated in Okaihau until it was closed on 1 November 1987. Despite the failure of the railway to reach Kaitaia, D 221, a tank steam locomotive of the NZR D class, has been on static display at Centennial Park since 1967.^[1] The Okaihau Branch, sometimes known as the Kaikohe Branch and rarely the Rangiahua Branch, was a branch line railway that joined the North Auckland Line of the national rail network of New Zealand at Otiria. ... Rangiahua is a small locality near the Hokianga Harbour in the Northland Region of New Zealand. ... A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. ... Okaihau is a small town in the Northland Region of New Zealands North Island, just north of Kaikohe. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Union Pacific Big Boy #4012 at work on a cold November 29, 1941 A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. ... The NZR D class was a class of tank steam locomotives that operated on New Zealands national railway network. ...

Kaitaia Airport receives regular air services from Auckland. Kaitaia Airport (IATA: KAT, ICAO: NZKT) is located at Kaitaia in the Northland Region, of New Zealand. ...

References

• ^  Weka Pass Railway's page on D 221
• In the Shadow of Maungataniwha by Olwyn Ramsay ISBN 0-473-07554-7

External links

• Kaitaia Online.

Coordinates: 35°6′45″S, 173°15′46″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...