Kaiwera is a rural settlement and community in Southland, New Zealand.

It includes Nithdale Station, a beef, dairy, sheep and forestry farm,[1] with a Romney and Suffolk Stud.

[5] By 1907, the local community was holding an annual picnic and sports day at the settlement.

[7] He converted the rundown 1,478 hectare property, dominated by gorse and rabbits, into a productive farm, which he worked until his death in 1991.

[5][10] An 1888 inspector's report found the school's performance was "very creditable in the face of the very poor attendance made by many of the pupils".