Kaikohe

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°24′S 173°48′E / 35.4°S 173.8°E / -35.4; 173.8. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. The 2006 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. It is often referred to as "the hub of the north" The town is situated on the slopes of a volcanic hill and surrounded by many former pā sites. The countryside is mainly undulating plain with volcanic soils, but on the western edge of town, Kaikohe Hill rises...