Ōkiwi is a small settlement and rural community at the head of the Whangapoua Estuary, in Whangapoua Bay, on
Great Barrier Island
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in New Zealand's
Hauraki Gulf
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Facilities include Okiwi School, one of three schools on the island, all primary schools. Next to the school is Okiwi Park, with a public toilet, barbeque area, cycling trail and stream. The park has old Podocarpus totara, tōtara and
pūriri
''Vitex lucens'', commonly known as pūriri, is an evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.
History
Pūriri was first collected (by Europeans) at Tolaga Bay by Banks and Solander during Cook's first visit in 1769. The plant was described by S ...
trees that were spared by farmers, alongside some new forest.
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has a church building. The
Department of Conservation
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's base for Great Barrier Island was opened at Okiwi in 2016, replacing their office at Port Fitzroy, which was damaged by a cyclone on 10 June 2014 and cut off from the rest of the island for six weeks.
The Okiwi Basin area is a basin of farmland that can be seen from Palmer's Track, a walking track that runs from
Windy Canyon
Windy Canyon is a canyon and associated walking track on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. Located in the centre east of the island, the canyon is a wind funnel shaped from andesitic rock. The canyon is located on one of the highest stretches ...
to Mount Hobson. The fertile area is used for organic and small-scale growing, including the Okiwi Passion market garden and shop.Okiwi Airfield, Whangapoua Beach and a camping ground are east of the settlement.
History
Ngātiwai
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