Towai

Towai (Māori: Tōwai) is a locality in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand.[1] State Highway 1 passes just to the east. Kawakawa is 16 km northwest, and Whakapara is 17 km southeast.[2][3]

This article is about the township. For the tree, see Weinmannia silvicola. For Korean chiefdom, see Dongye.

Towai
Towai
Coordinates: 35°29′40″S 174°7′54″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictFar North District

Towai Primary School closed in January 2005, with students moving to Maromaku School.[4]

The local hapū is Ngāti Hau of Ngāpuhi.[5] The local Akerama Marae and Huiarau or Ruapekapeka meeting house is a meeting place for the hapū.[6]

References
  1. Towai at GEOnet Names Server
  2. Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 5. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 24. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  4. "Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2005 - December 2005" (XLS). Education Counts.
  5. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  6. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.


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