Ruawai
Ruawai | |
|---|---|
Former Ruawai Post Office and telephone exchange | |
| Coordinates: 36°8′11″S 174°1′26″E / 36.13639°S 174.02389°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Northland Region |
| District | Kaipara District |
| Ward | Otamatea Ward |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Kaipara District Council |
| • Regional council | Northland Regional Council |
| • Mayor of Kaipara | Craig Jepson |
| • Northland MP | Grant McCallum |
| • Te Tai Tokerau MP | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.21 km2 (1.24 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024) | |
• Total | 490 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
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Ruawai (Māori: Ruāwai) is a small town located 30 km south of Dargaville in Northland, New Zealand.
The name literally translated from Maori means 'two waters' referring to the nearby Northern Wairoa River and Kaipara Harbour. The township primarily serves the outlying farming area which consists mainly of cattle farming and kumara growing and the town declared itself as the Kumara capital of the world.
The local Naumai Marae and Ngā Uri o te Kotahitanga meeting house is a traditional meeting place for Ngāti Whātua and Te Uri o Hau.