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Kaikohe
Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 kilometres (160 mi) from Auckland, and about 85 kilometres (53 mi) from Whangārei. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a population of over 4000 people, Kaikohe is a shopping and service centre for an extensive farming district and is sometimes referred to as "the hub of the north".
The town is situated on a relatively level site surrounded mainly by undulating plains and is nearby many former pā sites including Nga Huha, Pouerua, Te Rua-hoanga, Ngaungau, Kaiaia, Te Tou o Roro, Taka-poruruku, Tapa-huarau, Nga Puke-pango, Maunga-turoto, and Maunga-kawakawa. On the western edge of town, Kaikohe Hill rises 300 m above sea level, allowing views of the imposing sand dunes on the Hokianga Harbour to the west, farmlands to the east and south toward Mount Hikurangi (625 m).
To the north of the Putahi volcanic ridge is Lake Ōmāpere, five km in length, but only two to three metres deep. Around five km to the east is the small village of Ngawha Springs, where hot water springs rise to the surface from the Ngawha geothermal field, and where the Northland Region Corrections Facility is situated.
There are several volcanic scoria cones in the area, which are part of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field.
Kaikohe is described by Statistics New Zealand as a small urban area. It covers 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 4,720 as of June 2025, with a population density of 797 people per km2.
Kaikohe had a population of 4,563 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people (2.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 678 people (17.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,214 males, 2,337 females and 12 people of other genders in 1,353 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,263 people (27.7%) aged under 15 years, 963 (21.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,719 (37.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 618 (13.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 35.4% European (Pākehā); 81.5% Māori; 8.3% Pasifika; 3.6% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.9%, Māori language by 25.2%, Samoan by 0.6% and other languages by 3.2%. No language could be spoken by 3.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 7.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 36.5% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 12.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 41.6%, and 8.5% of people did not answer the census question.
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Kaikohe
Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 kilometres (160 mi) from Auckland, and about 85 kilometres (53 mi) from Whangārei. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a population of over 4000 people, Kaikohe is a shopping and service centre for an extensive farming district and is sometimes referred to as "the hub of the north".
The town is situated on a relatively level site surrounded mainly by undulating plains and is nearby many former pā sites including Nga Huha, Pouerua, Te Rua-hoanga, Ngaungau, Kaiaia, Te Tou o Roro, Taka-poruruku, Tapa-huarau, Nga Puke-pango, Maunga-turoto, and Maunga-kawakawa. On the western edge of town, Kaikohe Hill rises 300 m above sea level, allowing views of the imposing sand dunes on the Hokianga Harbour to the west, farmlands to the east and south toward Mount Hikurangi (625 m).
To the north of the Putahi volcanic ridge is Lake Ōmāpere, five km in length, but only two to three metres deep. Around five km to the east is the small village of Ngawha Springs, where hot water springs rise to the surface from the Ngawha geothermal field, and where the Northland Region Corrections Facility is situated.
There are several volcanic scoria cones in the area, which are part of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field.
Kaikohe is described by Statistics New Zealand as a small urban area. It covers 5.92 km2 (2.29 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 4,720 as of June 2025, with a population density of 797 people per km2.
Kaikohe had a population of 4,563 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people (2.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 678 people (17.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,214 males, 2,337 females and 12 people of other genders in 1,353 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,263 people (27.7%) aged under 15 years, 963 (21.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,719 (37.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 618 (13.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 35.4% European (Pākehā); 81.5% Māori; 8.3% Pasifika; 3.6% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.9%, Māori language by 25.2%, Samoan by 0.6% and other languages by 3.2%. No language could be spoken by 3.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 7.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 36.5% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 12.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 41.6%, and 8.5% of people did not answer the census question.