Okaihau is not very far from KAIKOHE, where we used to live for a long time. We are now living in KAITAIA, and the shortest way from Auckland to KAITAIA is via OKAIHAU.
OKAIHAU
“MAORI PLACE NAME MEANING ‘FEAST OF WIND’. THIS PELTON WATER WHEEL WAS USED TO DRIVE A FLAX MILL AT PUKETI ON THE MCAULAY PROPERTY AROUND THE 1890’S. FLAX MILLING WAS A THRIVING INDUSTRY FROM 1880-1910. EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT BEGAN IN 1868 WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE CANADIAN SETTLERS TO GROW WHEAT.
ERECTED 1991 BY THE OKAIHAU LIONS AS A MEMORIAL TO THE EARLY SETTLERS.”
