New Zealand - Northland - Kaitaia College - Councillors - 1969 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Kaitaia College - Kaitaia College started its humble beginnings on the Kaitaia Primary School site - After a few attempts at starting a Secondary Sector at that site, a successful foundation was set in the 1930's at the current Redan Road site Kaitaia - A town in the Far North District of New Zealand - About 160 km northwest of Whangarei. - The Kaitaia Mission Station was established between 1833 and 1834 after a series of visits by Church Missionary Society (CMS) representatives - The main industries are forestry and tourism. - The population is 4,887 (2013 census) - The second-largest town in the Far North District, after Kerikeri - The name Kaitaia means ample food, kai being the Māori word for food Reference: Wikipedia