Waikawau is a rural community in the Waitomo District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, beside Waikawau River. [1]
There are also small settlements of the same name on both the west [2] and east [3] coasts of Coromandel.
Waikawau is astride meshblocks 1016301 and 1016400, which had 51 people, living in 21 houses, in 2013 over the wider area. [4]
It features the only publicly accessible beach between Marokopa and Awakino. The only way to access the beach is through a walking track and farming tunnel, [5] which was dug through sandstone cliffs by three men in 1911. [6]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "water of the shag" for Waikawau. [7]
The area has been a popular spot for freedom camping during whitebait season and summer. [8] Signs were put in place in 2015, advising visitors it is illegal to camp on private land. [9]
Dracophyllum strictum grows extensively in the area. [10]
Whareorino School is a co-educational state primary school, [11] with a roll of 5 as of February 2024. [12] [13]
38°28′20″S 174°40′50″E / 38.472340°S 174.680632°E
Waikawau is a rural community in the Waitomo District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, beside Waikawau River. [1]
There are also small settlements of the same name on both the west [2] and east [3] coasts of Coromandel.
Waikawau is astride meshblocks 1016301 and 1016400, which had 51 people, living in 21 houses, in 2013 over the wider area. [4]
It features the only publicly accessible beach between Marokopa and Awakino. The only way to access the beach is through a walking track and farming tunnel, [5] which was dug through sandstone cliffs by three men in 1911. [6]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "water of the shag" for Waikawau. [7]
The area has been a popular spot for freedom camping during whitebait season and summer. [8] Signs were put in place in 2015, advising visitors it is illegal to camp on private land. [9]
Dracophyllum strictum grows extensively in the area. [10]
Whareorino School is a co-educational state primary school, [11] with a roll of 5 as of February 2024. [12] [13]
38°28′20″S 174°40′50″E / 38.472340°S 174.680632°E