Towai

This article is about the township. For the tree, see Pterophylla sylvicola.

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] The North Auckland Line passes through Towai.^[4]

Towai
Coordinates: 35°29′40″S 174°7′54″E / 35.49444°S 174.13167°E / -35.49444; 174.13167
Country	New Zealand
Region	Northland Region
District	Far North District
Ward	Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Ward
Electorates	Northland Te Tai Tokerau
Government
• Territorial Authority	Far North District Council
• Regional council	Northland Regional Council

Towai Primary School closed in January 2005, with students moving to Maromaku School.^[5]

The local hapū is Ngāti Hau of Ngāpuhi.^[6] The local Akerama Marae and Huiarau or Ruapekapeka meeting house is a meeting place for the hapū.^[7]

Demographics

Towai is in the same SA1 statistical area as Maromaku.^[8]

References

1. Towai at GEOnet Names Server
2. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 5. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
3. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 24. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
4. Harriss, Gavin (November 2021). Towai, Northland (Map). NZ Topo Map.
5. "Mergers, Closures and New Schools, January 2005 - December 2005" (XLS). Education Counts.
6. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
7. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
8. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7000378.