The station, sometimes named Teakeake,[1] opened after an application for a stopping place, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Taumarere, was made on 7 July 1888.

[4] The repositioned station reopened in December 2022 as a new terminal for the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway (BoIVR).

[16] On Saturday 26 June 1999, near the same location, a Vintage Railway steam train from Opua to Kawakawa was derailed at low speed when the track spread.

[17] Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coast Cycle Trail opened along the rail line between Kawakawa and Ōpua in 2017.

Kawakawa-Ōpua is leased from KiwiRail by BoIVR, which sublet the Ōpua-Taumarere to Far North District Council for the cycle trail until it was ready to extend the railway.