Ōkaihau is a small rural town in the Northland Region of New Zealand’s North Island, just north of Kaikohe. State Highway 1 passes through Ōkaihau making it fairly busy. Ōkaihau has a primary school (Ōkaihau Primary School) and a secondary school (Okaihau College).
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of “place of feast of the winds” for Ōkaihau.
Located on the western side of Lake Omapere in Northland, the township of Okaihau was established in 1862 when a group of Canadian settlers began clearing land in the area. Once a hub of early agricultural settlement and development, the town has a useful assortment of shops and services, a hotel and a golf course.
