Kawakawa is a small town in the Northland Region of northern New Zealand. It has a population of 1401 (2001 census). The Northland region, on of the regions of New Zealand, is, as the name suggests, the northernmost of New Zealands administrative regions. ...

The town is known as "Train town of the north", due to it being the location of the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway, which runs between Kawakawa and Opua. Other attractions of the town are the nearby Kawiti glowworm Caves at Waiomio. Russell, Bay of Islands The Bay of Islands is an area in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Glowworm is a term referring to a bioluminescent invertebrate of any of several families. ...

The town is also famous for its public toilets, designed by Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser, who was a resident of the town from 1975 until his death in 2000. Flush toilet A toilet is a plumbing fixture primarily intended for the disposal of bodily wastes such as urine and feces. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (December 15, 1928 – February 19, 2000) was an Austrian painter and architect. ... 1975 was a common year starting on ghjgh Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ...