KAKA POINT

'Kaka Point' is a small settlement at the northern edge of The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is located 14 kilometres south of Balclutha and eight kilometres north of the headland of Nugget Point. It has a seasonally fluctuating population, and there are numerous cribs (holiday homes) at the settlement. Of the settlement's 150 permanent residents, the best known is Māori poet Hone Tuwhare.