Kawakawa is a small town in the Bay of Islands area of the Northland Region of New Zealand.

[3] A horse-drawn tramway was opened in 1868 to carry coal from the mines to the Taumarere wharf.

The area was a location for the late 19th/early 20th century kauri gum digging trade.

Kawakawa has four marae affiliated with hapū of Ngāpuhi, all based approximately 5 km south of the township in Waiomio.

[8][9][non-tertiary source needed] In October 2020, the Government committed $297,133 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade Mohinui Marae, creating 3 jobs.

The results were 45.3% European (Pākehā), 71.1% Māori, 6.9% Pasifika, 5.7% Asian, and 1.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".

[15] Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coast Cycle Trail follows part of the railway.

[18] Bay of Islands College is a secondary (years 9–13) school with a roll of 421 students.

[20] Te Mirumiru Early Childhood Education Centre, adjacent to the Kawakawa Office, includes bilingual units teaching in Māori language.

Te Kohanga Reo o Kawakawa, a whanau driven, early childhood centre immersed in the maori language Both schools are coeducational.