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...