Photo: Kawhia New Zealand Welcome Sign

The welcome sign to the town of Kawhia, New Zealand with a beautiful scenic view of the harbour in the backdrop.

As you drive along the North Island of New Zealand you will come to the spectacular town of Kawhia where a welcome sign displaying a Gannet is located. The Gannet is represented on the sign as Kawhia is home to Gannet Island, the largest breeding colony for Australasian Gannets throughout New Zealand.

The welcome sign is set in stone surrounded by a beautiful green patch of grassland and shaded by a tree that grows along the coastline. In the background, the stunning blue color of the water enhances the harbour where one can walk for miles along the beach without seeing any other people and a true sense of serenity is found.

Kawhia, New Zealand has a total of about seven hundred permanent residents with an unique charm about it that makes it hard for visitors to leave. The culture, history and spiritual world of the Maori people creates a special aura throughout the town where true country living and a relaxed laid back way of life tends to take over. ... continue below the picture...

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Kawhia, New Zealand is about an hour away from Hamilton and approximately a two hour drive from Auckland. Once you have reached this welcome sign to Kawhia, New Zealand you know that paradise has arrived and your vacation is about to begin.

Kawhia Harbour in the town of Kawhia, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.