Towai ( mi, Tōwai) is a locality in the
Northland Region of the
North Island
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of
New Zealand
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.
State Highway 1
The following highways are numbered 1.
For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads.
For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads.
For roads numbere ...
passes just to the east.
Kawakawa is 16 km northwest, and
Whakapara
Whakapara is a village and rural community north of Whangarei, in the Whangarei District and Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island.
The village includes the Whakapara Marae and Te Ihi o Nehua meeting house, a meeting place of the Ngāpuh ...
is 17 km southeast. The
North Auckland Line passes through Towai.
Towai Primary School closed in January 2005, with students moving to
Maromaku School
Maromaku is a locality in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Kawakawa is north, and Towai is southeast. runs past Maromaku to the north, and the North Auckland Line runs through it.
Demographics
The Maromaku locality is ...
.
The local
hapū
In Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally opera ...
is
Ngāti Hau
Ngāti Hau are the Māori ''iwi'' (tribes) of the Whanganui River area in New Zealand.
There are two stories of where the name ''Ngāti Hau'' comes from. One is that it comes from Haupipi, who arrived in New Zealand on the '' Aotea'' canoe, afte ...
of
Ngāpuhi.
The local Akerama Marae and Huiarau or Ruapekapeka meeting house is a
meeting place for the hapū.
Demographics
Towai is in the same SA1 statistical area as
Maromaku
Maromaku is a locality in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Kawakawa is north, and Towai is southeast. runs past Maromaku to the north, and the North Auckland Line runs through it.
Demographics
The Maromaku locality is ...
.
References
Far North District
Populated places in the Northland Region
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