Kokonga

Overlooking the Taieri River with views of the Rock and Pillar Mountain range and the Kakanui Mountains, Kokonga offers beautiful scenery and a peaceful atmosphere

Kokonga (Maori meaning “bending river”), is a tiny, quiet township that sprung up in the 1890s as a noisy, busy railway construction settlement. From the Kokonga Station site, railway wagons were lowered down rails to the Taieri to be loaded with river gravel. Winched back up, the wagons were hauled by locomotive to the head of line construction, their loads to be ballast for supporting sleepers and rails. A bucket cable system was also used to get gravel up from the Taieri River. Kokonga still has remains of a church, school and store. Alongside the trail north of Kokonga is the historic Kyeburn-Kokonga Cemetery and World War 1 memorial. Between Waipiata and Kokonga, trailside panels point out where basalt was taken for the Dunedin Railway Station, reputed to be NZ’s most photographed building.

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Population: 5





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Kokonga Lodge

Tagged as: Bed & Breakfast

Feel the difference when you arrive at Kokonga Lodge. Situated in a peaceful rural setting across the road from the Taieri River and with direct access to the world famous, Otago Central Rail Trail. 

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$325.00 double/twin 

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Fishing at Kokonga

There is easy access for fishing to the Taieri river from SH 87.


The Rail Trail Guide Book

The single most important resource when travelling the Central Otago Rail Trail

A beautifully crafted book with amazing photography by Peter Andrews showing Central Otago as it truly is, one of the most rugged, extreme and beautiful locations on the planet. Stunning scenery, amazing and important historical and current information, detailed maps, lists of accommodation, frequently asked questions, where to eat, how far between towns, etc. It’s all in here.

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