New Zealand - Hawera - Hawera Intermediate - Mr Tilstra - 1987 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. Hawera Intermediate - Opened in 1961 Hāwera - The second-largest centre in the Taranaki - A population of 9,810 - Near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight - The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established in 1866 - The town of Hawera grew up around a blockhouse in the early 1870s.