Hokio

A DigitalNZ Story by Beau Matakatea

Image: Hokio Stream

Hokio Stream

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Hokio Stream

Hokio Stream

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Hokio Stream at Hokio Beach

Hokio Stream at Hokio Beach

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Hokio Beach

Hokio Beach

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hokio and Hokio Stream mouth, 1965

Hokio and Hokio Stream mouth, 1965

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Canoe on Hokio Stream

Canoe on Hokio Stream

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Footbridge on Hokio Stream

Footbridge on Hokio Stream

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Hokio Stream Eel Weir

Hokio Stream Eel Weir

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Canoe on Hokio Stream

Canoe on Hokio Stream

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Whitbaiting at Hokio Beach

Whitbaiting at Hokio Beach

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Toheroa gatherers Hokio 1974

Toheroa gatherers Hokio 1974

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Hokio Beach - Horowhenua

Hokio Beach - Horowhenua

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Hokio Beach - Horowhenua

Hokio Beach - Horowhenua

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Maud Herd, Hokio Stream, 1913

Maud Herd, Hokio Stream, 1913

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Opening first traffic bridge, Hokio Beach

Opening first traffic bridge, Hokio Beach

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Opening first traffic bridge, Hokio Beach, 1931

Opening first traffic bridge, Hokio Beach, 1931

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Hokio Stream, looking west downstream, 1977

Hokio Stream, looking west downstream, 1977

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Image: Cottage & people beside Hokio Stream

Cottage & people beside Hokio Stream

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Image: Car fording across Hokio Stream, 1920s

Car fording across Hokio Stream, 1920s

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Opening first traffic bridge, Hokio Beach

Opening first traffic bridge, Hokio Beach

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Opening first traffic bridge, Hokio Beach

Opening first traffic bridge, Hokio Beach

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Hokio Stream and eel weir

Hokio Stream and eel weir

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Lake Horowhenua at Hokio Stream source, 1977

Lake Horowhenua at Hokio Stream source, 1977

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Image: Net fishing, Hokio Beach, 1905

Net fishing, Hokio Beach, 1905

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Image: Mine at Hokio Beach 1918

Mine at Hokio Beach 1918

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Image: Source of Hokio Stream, behind weir, 1977

Source of Hokio Stream, behind weir, 1977

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Image: Hokio Stream/river mouth & beach, 1977

Hokio Stream/river mouth & beach, 1977

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Image: Digging for Toharoas - Hokio Beach

Digging for Toharoas - Hokio Beach

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Laying gas pipeline along Hokio Beach Rd., Levin, 1969

Laying gas pipeline along Hokio Beach Rd., Levin, 1969

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Moutere Road & Hokio Stream from Crawford's hill, 1977

Moutere Road & Hokio Stream from Crawford's hill, 1977

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Clyde Adkin with eel trap in Hokio Stream

Clyde Adkin with eel trap in Hokio Stream

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Liz Peeni with a toheroa, Hokio beach

Liz Peeni with a toheroa, Hokio beach

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Crowd of people gathering toheroa at Hokio Beach

Crowd of people gathering toheroa at Hokio Beach

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mr Elsdon Best at Pakau-hokio Lagoon, May 31 1931

Mr Elsdon Best at Pakau-hokio Lagoon, May 31 1931

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Hector McDonald Jnr in canoe on Hokio Stream

Hector McDonald Jnr in canoe on Hokio Stream

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Hokio Stream, H.H. McDonald in Maori canoe

Hokio Stream, H.H. McDonald in Maori canoe

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Sketching, with Miss Franklin, at Hydrabad wreck on Hokio-Waitarere beach, September 1935

Sketching, with Miss Franklin, at Hydrabad wreck on Hokio-Waitarere beach, September 1935

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The Hokio Stream, a quarter mile below the outlet of lake Horowhenua

The Hokio Stream, a quarter mile below the outlet of lake Horowhenua

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The beach.

The beach.

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Old Coach Route, 1935

Old Coach Route, 1935

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Image: Mona Williams sorts whitebait from rubbish in her catch, 1969

Mona Williams sorts whitebait from rubbish in her catch, 1969

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Cobb & Co. Coach on the Beach Road

Cobb & Co. Coach on the Beach Road

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Image: Wreck of the ship Hydrabad at Waitarere Beach

Wreck of the ship Hydrabad at Waitarere Beach

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Horowhenua Coastline From the Air

Horowhenua Coastline From the Air

Kete Horowhenua