page_title: Dargaville
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Dargaville / Transport
caption_attribution_description: English: Hokianga Road, Dargavillle, New Zealand, looking towards the Wairoa River
context_page_description: Dargaville is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the bank of the Northern Wairoa River in the Kaipara District of the Northland region. The town is located 55 kilometres southwest of Whangārei.
  It is noted for the high proportion of residents of Croatian descent. The area around it is one of the chief regions in the country for cultivating kumara and so Dargaville is known by many locals as the Kumara Capital of New Zealand.
context_section_description: Dargaville is on the junction of State Highways 12 and 14.
  North of the town, the Donnellys Crossing Section railway was established to provide access to other logging activities.  The first portion of this line was opened in 1889, it reached its greatest extent in 1923, and after operating isolated from the national rail network for decades, it was connected with the North Auckland Line by the Dargaville Branch in 1940. The Donnelly's Crossing Section closed in 1959, but the Dargaville Branch remains in use by a tourist venture, having been closed by KiwiRail since October 2014.
  The area around Dargaville is now predominantly a farming region and supports extensive dairy, beef, and sheep farms, as well as a thriving plantation forest industry.
  Other attractions are the Kai Iwi lakes some 25 kilometres north of the town, and Pouto Peninsula.  Baylys Beach is the local beach, just 13 kilometres from the township, and offers over 90 kilometres of rugged west coast surf.
caption: Hokianga Road, one of the main roads in Dargaville township
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