Onekaka Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
Onekaka is a small coastal community in Golden Bay, at the northwestern tip of the South Island, New Zealand, with a population of around 250.
The name Onekaka is Maori and translated as 'burning sands'.
It is the former site of a large ironworks that operated from 1920 to the early 1930s, pipes and pig iron were produced until the operation became uneconomical. An old dam associated with iron works has recently been converted to a small scale hydroelectric scheme.
Dairy farming is a significant activity occupying a large proportion of the surrounding land area.
In the last thirty years a significant number of artists and craftspeople have settled in the Onekaka area giving the community a colourful and green feel.
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