Kokatahi

Kokatahi

Infobox Settlement
name = Kokatahi
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = New Zealand
subdivision_type1= Region
subdivision_name1= West Coast
subdivision_type2= District
subdivision_name2= Westland District
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pushpin_label_position = right
latd = 42
latm = 49
lats = 58
latNS = S
longd = 171
longm = 2
longs = 0
longEW = E

Kokatahi is a locality on the West Coast of New Zealand. Hokitika is about 15 km to the north-west. The Kokatahi River flows through the area and into the Hokitika River to the north-west. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 68] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 156]

Farming in the area started in the late 1860s to produce oats and vegetables to feed the gold rush miners and their horses. [cite book|title=Illustrated History of the West Coast|first=Anna|last=Rogers|year=2005|isbn=0-7900-1022-4|page=61] In 1900-1901 a dairy factory opened at Kokatahi. [Rogers, p 100]

Education

Kokatahi-Kowhitirangi School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 8 and a roll of 23. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=3398|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Kokatahi-Kowhitirangi School|publisher=Ministry of Education]

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