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Kaikohe main street

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Kaikohe main street

Kaikohe is the service and administrative centre for the Far North. Originally a small Ngāpuhi settlement, it grew steadily after a rail link south was established in 1914. Now farming is the major economic activity in the district.

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Claudia Orange, Northland places – Kaikohe and district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7831/kaikohe-main-street (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.