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Ahipara Bay
Ahipara is a town and locality in Northland, New Zealand. It is at the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach, with the Tauroa Peninsula to the west and Herekino Forest to the east. Ahipara Bay is to the north west. Kaitaia is 14 km to the north east, and Pukepoto is between the two.
The population was 1,125 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 84 from 2001.
The name comes from the Māori language words ahi, meaning fire, and para, a large fern, and can be translated as "a fire at which para was cooked". Prior to the late 18th century, the area was called Wharo, which means "stretched out". That name originated when the chief Tohe ordered a slave to measure the distance the tide had receded, by counting the number of arm-spans from the high water level.
The area was popular with kauri gum-diggers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Ahipara Gumfields Historic Reserve is to the south of the town.
Shipwreck Bay (Te Kōhanga in Māori), at the southern point of Ahipara Bay, contains a number of wrecks visible at low tide.

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Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area ( /ˈɔːklənd/, AWK-lənd), in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with 1,377,200 residents, 31 percent of the country's population. Auckland has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world. In Māori Auckland's names are Tāmaki Makaurau, and the transliterated version of Auckland, Ākarana.
The 2011 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Auckland 3rd equal place in the world on its list, while the Economist's World's Most Livable Cities index of 2011 ranked Auckland in 9th place. In 2010, Auckland was classified as a Beta World City in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory by Loughborough University.
Auckland lies between the Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean to the east, the low Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitakere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitemata Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the few cities in the world to have harbours on two separate major bodies of water.

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Aupouri Peninsula
The Aupouri Peninsula is a tombolo at the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand. It projects between the Tasman Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It constitutes the northern part of the Far North District, incorporating North Cape, Houhora and the northern half of Awanui.
It is a peninsula on a peninsula, being part of the massive North Auckland Peninsula which makes up nearly one twelfth of New Zealand's land area. Close to the northern town of Kaitaia, the North Auckland Peninsula suddenly narrows from a width of 60 kilometres to a mere 10 kilometres, a width which it maintains approximately for the last 100 kilometres of its thrust to the north.
At the base of the Aupouri to the east is the natural inlet of the Rangaunu Harbour. Beyond this lies a further short peninsula and the broad sweep of Doubtless Bay. The east coast of the Aupouri Peninsula is dominated by Rangaunu Bay in the south and Great Exhibition Bay in the north. Towards its northern tip is the natural inlet of Parengarenga Harbour, beyond which lies North Cape.

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Far North District
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 current mayor is Wayne Brown.
This is the largest of three territorial authorities making up the Northland region. The district stretches from the capes and bays at the northern tip of the Aupouri Peninsula past Ninety Mile Beach to the main body of the North Auckland Peninsula, where it encompasses both the Bay of Islands and Hokianga.
It borders on the Kaipara and Whangarei Districts, which are the other two territorial authorities in the Northland Region.
Northernmost town in the district is Kaitaia. There is a cluster of towns on the east coast around the Bay of Islands, (Kerikeri, Paihia, Russell, Opua, Kawakawa and Moerewa), the town of Kaikohe centrally situated to the west of them, and a cluster of small settlements on the west coast surrounding the Hokianga Harbour (Omapere, Opononi, Rawene, Panguru, Kohukohu, and Horeke).

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Kaitaia
Kaitaia is a town in the far north region of New Zealand, at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula which is about 160 km northwest of Whangarei. It is the last major settlement on the main road north to the capes and bays on the peninsula. Ahipara Bay, the southernmost part of Ninety Mile Beach, is five kilometres west of the town.
The main industries of the town are forestry and tourism. The town has a population of 5,202 (2006 census) which makes it second largest in the FNDC area, behind Kerikeri.
The name Kaitaia means plenty of food (Kai being the Maori word for food).
The Kaitaia Mission Station was first established in 1834 by the missionaries Joseph Matthews and William Gilbert Puckey.
Kaitaia has an oceanic, subtropical climate. On average, it is the warmest place in New Zealand.
In the mid-1980s, a large meteorological observatory was built on the hill behind Kaitaia providing surface observations and upper air radar and radiosonde measurements. However, with the change in government policies at this time, especially the impact of Rogernomics, the full potential of the observatory was never realised and it was closed in the late 1990s. The upper air component of the observatory was moved to the Whenuapai Air Base, northwest of Auckland.^{[citation needed]}

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Kerikeri
Kerikeri, the largest town in the Northland Region of New Zealand, is a popular tourist destination about three hours drive north of Auckland, and 80 km north of Whangarei. It is often called the Cradle of the Nation, being the site of the first permanent mission station in the country, and it has some of the most historic buildings in the country.
A rapidly expanding centre of sub-tropical and allied horticulture, Kerikeri is in the Far North District of the North Island and lies at the western extremity of the Kerikeri Inlet, a northwestern arm of the Bay of Islands, where fresh water of the Kerikeri River enters the salty Pacific Ocean. Kerikeri (airport) is located at 35°16′S 173°55′E / 35.267°S 173.917°E / -35.267; 173.917 . A fast growing community, the 2001 census showed the population of 4,878 was an increase of 16.3 percent over the 1996 figure, and the 2006 census tally of 5,856 was a further population growth of 20 percent.
It is a far cry from the village established by New Zealand's pioneering missionaries, who called it Gloucestertown, or Gloucester Town, but neither name endured. The Māori word Kerikeri was spelled and pronounced as Keddi Keddi or even Kiddee Kiddee, but the town's name is today generally pronounced Kerry Kerry but with a rolled r by Māori.

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New Zealand
New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses ‒ that of the North and South Islands ‒ as well as numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans.
During its long isolation, New Zealand developed a distinctive biodiversity of both animal and plant life. Most notable are the large number of unique bird species, many of which became extinct after the arrival of humans and introduced mammals. With a mild maritime climate, the land was mostly covered in forest. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions caused by the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates clashing beneath the earth's surface.

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North Island
The North Island (Māori: Te Ika-a-Māui) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the slightly larger but much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is 113,729 square kilometres (43,911 sq mi) in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island. It has a population of 3,366,100 (June 2011 estimate).
Twelve cities are in the North Island: Auckland, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, Hamilton, Hastings, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Wanganui, Whangarei and Wellington, the capital, located at the southern extremity of the island. Approximately 76% of New Zealand's population lives in the North Island.
Although the island has been known as the North Island for many years, the New Zealand Geographic Board has found that, along with the South Island, it has no official name. The board intends to make North Island the island's official name, along with an alternative Māori name. Although several Māori names have been used, Maori Language Commissioner Erima Henare sees Te Ika-a-Māui as the most likely choice.

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Northland Region
The Northland Region' (Māori: Te Tai-tokerau, also Te Hiku-o-te-Ika, 'the Tail of the Fish (of Maui)), one of the 16 regions of New Zealand, is, as the name suggests, the northernmost of New Zealand's administrative regions. The main centre is the city of Whangarei.
Northland is located in what is often referred to by New Zealanders as the Far North, or, because of its mild climate, The Winterless North. It occupies the upper 80% of the 285 kilometre-long North Auckland Peninsula, the southernmost part of which is in the Auckland Region.
Stretching from a narrowing of the peninsula close to the town of Wellsford, Northland extends north to the tip of the North Auckland Peninsula, covering an area of 13,940 km², a little over five per cent of the country's total area. It is bounded to the west by the Tasman Sea, and to the east by the Pacific Ocean. The land is predominantly rolling hill country. Farming and forestry occupy over half of the land, and are two of the region's main industries.

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Okaihau
Okaihau is a small town in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island, just north of Kaikohe. State Highway 1 passes through the town. The 2006 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings recorded Okaihau's population as 717, an increase of 30 people since the 2001 census.
On 29 October 1923, a branch line railway was opened to Okaihau from the junction with the North Auckland Line at Otiria. Work on an extension of the line beyond Okaihau to the Hokianga Harbour and Kaitaia proceeded slowly, and in 1936, the line was essentially complete to Rangiahua. However, it was decided that construction beyond Rangiahua would be excessively expensive and the steep section from Okaihau to Rangiahua was seen as unnecessary and accordingly removed. The railway line thus became known as the Okaihau Branch and Okaihau became New Zealand's northernmost railway terminus. With Okaihau being on the main State Highway north (SH1) it became the transshipping point for goods from rail onto road and vice versa.

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Pukepoto
Pukepoto is a town in Northland, New Zealand. It lies south west of Kaitaia and north east of Ahipara. The Herekino Forest lies to the south east.
Pukepoto School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school. It has a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 50.
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Pukemiro is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 1 and a roll of 76. It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori school which teaches fully in the Māori language.
Both schools are co-educational.
Coordinates: 35°9′25″S 173°13′24″E / 35.15694°S 173.22333°E / -35.15694; 173.22333

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Rangiahua
Rangiahua is a small locality near the Hokianga Harbour in the Northland Region of New Zealand. State Highway 1 passes through it. Umawera is to the west, and Okaihau to the east.
Rangiahua nearly became New Zealand's most northern railway terminus. In 1923, the Okaihau Branch, a branch line from Otiria on the North Auckland Line, was opened to Okaihau and work began on an extension to the Hokianga Harbour and Kaitaia. There were disputes over the viability of the line, but a compromise was reached that would have established Rangiahua as the terminus. Work progressed slowly throughout the 1920s and was abandoned during the Great Depression, even though the line was nearly complete - New Zealand's northernmost railway tunnel had been made and Rangiahua's railway yard and platform had been built. In 1936, a review was conducted into the future of the line, and the decision was that no extension beyond Rangiahua would be economic, and that the section from Okaihau to Rangiahua would not be viable. The abandoned track and associated equipment was salvaged for use elsewhere, and today State Highway 1 runs where the station used to be, with the platform to the east and a loading bank to the west.

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Whangarei
Whangarei (/ˌfɒŋəˈreɪ/; Māori: [faŋaˈɾɛi]) is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. Although commonly classified as a city, it is officially part of the Whangarei District, administered by the Whangarei District Council a local body created in 1989 to administer both the city proper and its hinterland. The population was estimated to be 52,200 at the June 2011 estimate, up from 47,400 in 2001.
The Whangarei urban area includes the suburbs of Kamo, Tikipunga, Otangarei, Mairtown, Riverside, Sherwood Rise, Onerahi, Morningside, Raumanga, Parihaka, Maunu, Horahora, Woodhill, Vinetown, The Regent, Kensington, and Whau Valley.
Captain James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour were the first Europeans to contemplate the Whangarei Harbour entrance. On 15 November 1769 they caught about one hundred fish there which they classified as 'bream' (probably snapper) prompting Cook to name the area Bream Bay.
The Māori iwi Ngāpuhi occupied Whangarei from the early 19th century, and the Te Parawhau hapū lived at the head of the harbour. In the 1820s the area was repeatedly attacked by Waikato and Ngāti Paoa raiders during the Musket Wars.

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Kaitaia College Talent Quest 2012 - Thursday - "Dance Day"

Talent Quest Thursday Heats 2012 Thursday/ Time Codes to find performances Charlie Pukeroa...

published: 17 May 2012

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Bring It On Auckland 2011 Heat 3 - Kaitaia College

Bring It On Auckland 2011 Held at Telstra Clear Pacific Events Center Heat 3 Winners 1st M...

published: 11 Jun 2011

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Kaitaia Christmas Parade 1979

Kaitaia Christmas Parade 1979...

published: 30 Dec 2011

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Kaitaia Christmas Parade 1981

Kaitaia Christmas Parade 1981...

published: 30 Dec 2011

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WAIPU, KAWAKAWA and KAITAIA, NEW ZEALAND.19-10-09

This was the second day of my New Zealand tour 2009. Travelling North of Auckland to Waipu...

published: 11 Dec 2009

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Kaitaia Town

About our town in New Zealand, Kaitaia...

published: 06 May 2008

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Dramatic adjournment in Kaitaia sex abuse case

Large crowds gathered at the Kaitaia District Court where two prominent local men are appe...

published: 15 Nov 2012

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Kiwi Thunder in Kaitaia

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published: 12 Feb 2012

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Kaitaia community betrayed by trusted teacher

A Te Paatu elder from Kaitaia likens what James Parker, deputy principal did to the Christ...

published: 23 Aug 2012

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Kaitaia

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published: 28 Jul 2012

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Kaitaia Fire

Marc hooked up with the man behind Kataia Fire Chili Sauces with devastating results....

published: 21 Feb 2011

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Kaitaia College Talent Quest 2012 - Monday

Talent Quest Monday Heats 2012 Monday/ Time Codes to find performances Tyler Leyland T6, C...

published: 14 May 2012

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Kaitaia: Rugby World Cup 2011 Roadshow with REAL New Zealand Festival

The Rugby World Cup 2011 Roadshow in Kaitaia, Northland, New Zealand featuring a taster of...

published: 22 Aug 2011

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Kaitaia: Loudest pressure bomb EVER

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published: 09 Jul 2010

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FILE - In this June 26, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Atlanta. The presidential race enters the sultry summer _ a final lull before a sprint to Election Day _ with President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney neck and neck and no sign that either can break away. Both sides have money concerns _ for all the flood of cash _ as well as political worries.

Obama promises gun control early next year

Sowetan Live

20 Dec 2012

Obama held a White House news conference on Wednesday to announce that Vice President Joe Biden will lead an interagency effort to craft new gun policies. The group is expected to offer its proposals in January. “We know this is a complex issue that stirs deeply held passions and political divides,” Obama said. “But the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing.” ... WAKE-UP CALL ... ....(size: 6.1Kb)

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President Barack Obama gestures while speaking during the his visit to the Disaster Operation Center of the Red Cross National Headquarter to discuss superstorm Sandy

Obama backs bill to ban assault weapons

The Star

19 Dec 2012

WASHINGTON. US President Barack Obama backs a new bill to revive an assault weapons ban and other new gun laws, the White House said Tuesday, fleshing out his nascent response to a shocking school massacre. Obama also called an ardently pro-gun senator who has shifted his position on firearms laws since Friday's carnage in Connecticut and has begun meeting top cabinet officials to consider his options, his spokesman Jay Carney said ... ....(size: 4.9Kb)

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Police officers cross the road after searching a strip mall near an elementary school, which was in a lockdown, in Ridgefield, Conn., Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, after a suspicious person was seen near a train station close by.

Gunspicuous Consumption and Bio-Cultures of Violence

WorldNews.com

18 Dec 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Most people reason dramatically, not quantitatively." -Oliver Wendell Holmes. On the same day that a 20-year-old, described as brilliant but remote, walked into an elementary school in Connecticut and massacred 26 children and adults, the school where I teach went on "lock-down." Four students with a handgun were arrested ... That morning before school, he had posted on Twitter and Facebook....(size: 14.0Kb)

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Etosha's elephants belong to the group of elephants in northwestern Nambia and southern Angola.

Stupider and Still Developing an Extermination Gene

WorldNews.com

18 Dec 2012

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. When a Stanford geneticist, Gerald Crabtree, published a provocative and controversial new view on evolutionary change, namely that humans are actually getting dumber, he should have also added that humans are still developing an extermination gene ... Paleontologist Tim Flannery would more than likely agree with Crabtree ... Strange strings of gravel also overlaid some bones ... (1) Kane, Alex ... 195....(size: 9.4Kb)

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In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, a man runs between debris after a mortar shell hit a street killing several people in the Bustan Al-Qasr district of Aleppo, Syria.

U.N. seeks $1.5 billion to address Syria crisis

The Star

19 Dec 2012

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $1.5 billion (920.1 million pounds) to provide life-saving aid to Syrians suffering from a "dramatically deteriorating" humanitarian situation ... "The magnitude of this humanitarian crisis is indisputable," said Radhouane Nouicer, U.N ... Inside Syria, U.N ... ....(size: 1.5Kb)

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TV3 Signs Brit Award Winner For The X Factor NZ

Scoop

20 Dec 2012

Starting in Queenstown on January 5, and finishing in Kaitaia on Waitangi Day, The X Factor NZ will travel to 27 locations throughout New Zealand to find contestants for the first local version of the global television phenomenon ... of the country, from Invercargill to Kaitaia, with one goal - to discover the next great New Zealand recording artist....(size: 9.5Kb)

TV3 SIGNS BRIT AWARD WINNER FOR THE X FACTOR NZ (MediaWorks NZ Limited)

noodls

20 Dec 2012

(Source. MediaWorks NZ Limited) Media Release ... ... Entry information is now available online, as well as details of the pre-audition tour, which takes place in early 2013. Starting in Queenstown on January 5, and finishing in Kaitaia on Waitangi Day, The X Factor NZ will travel to 27 locations throughout New Zealand to find contestants for the first local version of the global television phenomenon ... -ends- ... more ... more ... more ... more....(size: 11.3Kb)

Accused paedophile denied bail

Otago Daily Times

19 Dec 2012

A prominent Kaitaia businessman facing 22 charges of sexual offending against boys has again been denied bail after a judge ruled he could try to make complainants change their stories. Daniel Luke Taylor, 37, appeared for a bail application before Judge John McDonald in the Kaitaia District Court today. Taylor was originally remanded in custody by Judge Greg Davis following his arrest ... "He has shown a careful and devious mind ... APNZ . ....(size: 2.9Kb)

Youth panel approves grants for 63 community anti-bullying projects (New Zealand Government)

noodls

19 Dec 2012

(Source. New Zealand Government) ... A panel of young people met over two days to consider the 185 applications received ... The projects selected for funding all showed evidence of this." ... "It is encouraging that the 63 community initiatives funded under Te Punanga Haumaru are spread around New Zealand from Kaitaia in the North to Aparima in the South ... distributed by ... (noodl....(size: 2.4Kb)

Seldom-seen weevil emerges in Far North

Scoop

19 Dec 2012

Thursday, 20 December 2012, 10.12 am. Press Release. Northland Regional Council. 20 December, 2012. Seldom-seen weevil emerges in Far North. The current pre-Christmas weather conditions are right for the re-emergence of a little-seen, lawn-devouring South American weevil in the Far North, a Northland-based insect expert says ... “I last saw this damage in December 1999 in Doubtless Bay and Kaitaia.” ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)

Primary school teacher on indecency charges

NZ Herald

19 Dec 2012

A primary school teacher has been arrested and charged with indecently assaulting pupils at the Auckland school where he worked. Suppression orders prevent the Herald from publishing the name of the school, the teacher or the alleged victims ... He is scheduled to reappear next month ... In August, Kaitaia man James Parker, 37, pleaded guilty to 49 charges of sexually abusing boys at Pamapuria School ... Gillard has denied the charges ... By. ....(size: 2.4Kb)

Youth panel approves grants for anti-bullying projects

Scoop

18 Dec 2012

Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 11.06 am. Press Release. New Zealand Government. Hon Tariana Turia. Associate Minister of Health. Wednesday 19 December 2012 ... “It is encouraging that the 63 community initiatives funded under Te Punanga Haumaru are spread around New Zealand from Kaitaia in the North to Aparima in the South ... ends.  . {parsetags. 'explicit'} . . ....(size: 2.2Kb)

Three children among seven killed in crashes

Scoop

18 Dec 2012

Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 5.11 pm. Press Release. New Zealand Police. Three children among seven killed in crash. The lives of four adults and three children were claimed in two crashes in the Taupo area today ... Both occupants of the car, two male Indian nationals visiting New Zealand, died at the scene. The male truck driver, and a female passenger, both from Kaitaia, were treated for minor injuries at Tokoroa Hospital ... ENDS.   ... ....(size: 2.7Kb)

Primary teacher on indecency charges

NZ Herald

18 Dec 2012

Novopay frustrations reach boiling point

Otago Daily Times

18 Dec 2012

A Northland principal is calling for heads to roll at the Education Ministry as the Novopay debacle continues into the Christmas holiday period ... However, errors have continued almost unabated ... We now have no confidence in those making the promises." ... Last week Kaitaia College's board of trustees billed the ministry for more than $7000 in extra administration costs, although the true figure was thought to be twice that ... APNZ . ....(size: 3.3Kb)

Family killed in crash named

Otago Daily Times

18 Dec 2012

Police have named a family of five killed in a crash in Waikato. The driver of the vehicle was 23-year-old Lisa Crowley. Her partner, Richard Melling, 37 was the front seat passenger ... The baby was in a baby capsule ... Police said they were seen at their home in Whakamaru by family and friends at 8pm on Sunday night ... The male truck driver, and a female passenger, both from Kaitaia, were treated for minor injuries at Tokoroa Hospital ... '' ... ....(size: 3.5Kb)

Police name family killed in Waikato crash

Stuff

18 Dec 2012

Police have named the family of five found dead in a crash near Whakamaru, northwest of Taupo, this afternoon. Have you been past the crash scene? Send your news or information to newstips@stuff.co.nz ... Police said the driver of the vehicle in which the Whakamaru family died was 23-year-old Lisa Crowley ... The male truck driver, and a female passenger, both from Kaitaia, were treated for minor injuries at Tokoroa Hospital ... Ad Feedback ... ....(size: 3.2Kb)

Three children among seven killed in crash (New Zealand Police)

noodls

18 Dec 2012

(Source. New Zealand Police) Three children among seven killed in crash. December 18, 2012, 5.00 pm. The lives of four adults and three children were claimed in two crashes in the Taupo area today ... Both occupants of the car, two male Indian nationals visiting New Zealand, died at the scene. The male truck driver, and a female passenger, both from Kaitaia, were treated for minor injuries at Tokoroa Hospital. SH1 has now re-opened ... (noodl....(size: 3.4Kb)

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Kaitaia
Kaitaia
Coordinates: 35°6′45″S 173°15′46″E / 35.1125°S 173.26278°E / -35.1125; 173.26278Coordinates: 35°6′45″S 173°15′46″E / 35.1125°S 173.26278°E / -35.1125; 173.26278
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
Region	Northland
Territorial authority	Far North District
Ward	Northern
Population (2006 census)
• Urban	5,202
Time zone	NZST (UTC+12)
• Summer (DST)	NZDT (UTC+13)
Postcode(s)	0410
Area code(s)	09

Kaitaia is a town in the far north region of New Zealand, at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula which is about 160 km northwest of Whangarei. It is the last major settlement on the main road north to the capes and bays on the peninsula. Ahipara Bay, the southernmost part of Ninety Mile Beach, is five kilometres west of the town.

The main industries of the town are forestry and tourism. The town has a population of 5,202 (2006 census)^[1] which makes it second largest in the FNDC area, behind Kerikeri.

The name Kaitaia means plenty of food (Kai being the Maori word for food).^[2]

1 History
2 Climate
3 Transport
4 Kaitaia airport
5 Agriculture
6 Education
7 Notable people
8 References
9 External links

History [link]

The Kaitaia Mission Station was first established in 1834 by the missionaries Joseph Matthews and William Gilbert Puckey.^[3]

Climate [link]

Kaitaia has an oceanic, subtropical climate. On average, it is the warmest place in New Zealand.

In the mid-1980s, a large meteorological observatory was built on the hill behind Kaitaia providing surface observations and upper air radar and radiosonde measurements. However, with the change in government policies at this time, especially the impact of Rogernomics, the full potential of the observatory was never realised and it was closed in the late 1990s. The upper air component of the observatory was moved to the Whenuapai Air Base, northwest of Auckland.^{[citation needed]}

Climate data for Kaitaia
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	23.9 (75.0)	24.5 (76.1)	22.9 (73.2)	20.8 (69.4)	18.5 (65.3)	16.3 (61.3)	15.6 (60.1)	15.7 (60.3)	16.8 (62.2)	18.1 (64.6)	19.6 (67.3)	22 (72)	19.6 (67.3)
Average low °C (°F)	15.4 (59.7)	15.6 (60.1)	14.2 (57.6)	13.1 (55.6)	11.1 (52.0)	9.2 (48.6)	8.7 (47.7)	8.5 (47.3)	9.5 (49.1)	10.9 (51.6)	12.1 (53.8)	13.7 (56.7)	11.8 (53.2)
Precipitation mm (inches)	82 (3.23)	79 (3.11)	78 (3.07)	95 (3.74)	119 (4.69)	149 (5.87)	166 (6.54)	152 (5.98)	133 (5.24)	93 (3.66)	94 (3.7)	97 (3.82)	1,334 (52.52)
Source: NIWA Climate Data^[4]

Transport [link]

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] A bus service also runs regularly from Auckland to Kaitaia.^[5]

Kaitaia airport [link]

Kaitaia Airport receives regular Air New Zealand services from Auckland as well as from other private jet companies.

Agriculture [link]

The avocado industry flourishes around Kaitaia, with orchards dispersed throughout the immediate area. Wine is a growing commodity. One of the largest vineyards is the Karikari Estate.

It is claimed that the illicit trade of marijuana growing flourishes in Kaitaia and the Far North.^{[citation needed]}

Education [link]

Kaitaia Primary School, Kaitaia Intermediate and Kaitaia College are the main primary, intermediate and secondary schools for the town of Kaitaia. The primary school has a decile rating of 1, and the others have a decile of 2. The rolls are 277,^[6] 253,^[7] and 862^[8] respectively.

Pompallier School is a Catholic full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 126.^[9]

Kaitaia Abundant Life School is a Christian composite school (years 1-13) with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 211.^[10] It was established in 1988 as a private primary school, and extended to secondary students in 1992. It became a state integrated school in 1996.^[11]

Oturu School is an outlying primary school serving years 1-8. The school, north east of Kaitaia, has a decile rating of 1 and a roll of 63.^[12]

There are also Pukepoto School and Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Pukemiro located in Pukepoto to the south-west.

All these schools are co-educational.

NorthTec polytechnic also has a campus in Kaitaia.^[13]

Notable people [link]

Notable people who were born in Kaitaia or have lived there include:

Sophia Taylor née Davis (1847–1930), hostess, suffragist and landowner in Mount Albert, Auckland^[14]

References [link]

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

^ The population is the sum of the statistical areas of Kaitaia West (Quickstats about Kaitaia West) and Kaitaia East (Quickstats about Kaitaia East)
^ "Welcome...". http://www.kaitaia.co.nz/OurTown.cfm. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
^ "Muriwhenua Land Report" (PDF). Waitangi Tribunal. p. 48. http://www.waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz/scripts/reports/reports/45/E80B81B9-53B5-44F2-A510-67A4B120F065.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
^ "Climate Data". NIWA. http://www.niwascience.co.nz/edu/resources/climate/. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
^ http://www.northliner.co.nz/aboutus.htm
^ "Te Kete Ipurangi". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1026.
^ "Te Kete Ipurangi". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1025.
^ "Te Kete Ipurangi". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=3.
^ "Te Kete Ipurangi". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1082.
^ "Te Kete Ipurangi". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=238.
^ "Abundant Life School Profile" (DOC). http://www.abundantlife.school.nz/School%20Profile.doc.
^ "Te Kete Ipurangi". Ministry of Education. http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=1071.
^ "Kaitaia". NorthTec. http://www.northtec.ac.nz/Pages/Kaitaia.aspx. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
^ Harris, Jan. "Sophia Louisa Taylor". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3t10. Retrieved December 2011.

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Climate [link]

Transport [link]

Kaitaia airport [link]

Agriculture [link]

Education [link]

Notable people [link]

References [link]

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