Kaukapakapa, Auckland, New Zealand

The District of Kaukapakapa was founded in 1860 when a handful of settlers took up land which the New Zealand Government had bought from the local Maori tribe.
"Kaukapakapa" is a Maori name meaning "to swim with much splashing"
Several buildings are officially listed by theNew Zealand Historic Places Trust.

General Depot. 1860 -

F. Dye & Sons 1872. Rebuilt in 1929 and burnt down in 1944

General Store + Veterinary building 2010 -

(Peak Rd.) Kaukapakapa Church

Opportunty Shop

Cemetery .................................................................................John Morrison 1925 ..Webster 1896

Library: The library was first established by Mr. Morris Henley in his home in 1865

Library after several moves now sits next to the Kaukapakapa Hall - on the main road.

School & Public Hall
The Public Hall (1889) and the library (1908) are all rated historically significant.

Public House - Hotel

Old trees..........................................................................Magnolia

100 year old + Kahikatea (white Pine) Trees - on the Lendrum property

This pine was formerly the most beautiful tree of lowland swampy forests throughout the country; but the stopbanking of rivers and the draining and conversion of swamps to pastures have caused the forests of Kahikatea largely to disappear.

Kahikatea grows to heights of over 150 ft and is the tallest of New Zealand forest trees. In diameter it is seldom more than 3 to 4 ft and the trunks have a long slender appearance topped by a smallish ragged crown.Leaves are small and awl-shaped. Juvenile plants are particularly sparse in branching habit and in leaves. Seeds are small and rounded, borne on a red receptacle, and are often produced in profusion.

Post Office - built by Bob Skeats of Helensville and opened in June 1940 by Charles Earle as Postmaster