New Zealand - Northland - Aerial view of Kaiwaka - 1987 Kaiwaka - Kaiwaka "the little town of lights" is a settlement in Northland - The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "eating the canoes" for Kaiwaka - In February 1825, during the Musket Wars, a major battle between Ngā Puhi and Ngāti Whātua at Te Ika-a-ranga-nui near Kaiwaka resulted in over 170 deaths - Kaiwaka became a trading and commercial point from the late 1850s. As the kauri timber and gum industries declined towards the end of the century, dairy farming became established. The Hakaru Dairy Company was formed to serve Kaiwaka farmers in 1902 --------------------- Image source: LINZ CC-BY 3.0 Sourced from https://retrolens.co.nz/ Date taken: 3/05/1987 Survey Number: SN8506 Copyright: Crown Elevation: 8200 Run Number: D1 Photo Number: 9 Scale: 8000