Kawakawa  must have the only toilet in the world built of such a high standard.  Right in the centre of Kawakawa they cannot be missed.

The Hundertwasser Toilets is a public toilet located at 60 Gillies Street, the main street of the town of Kawakawa in northern New Zealand. The structure was completed in 1999 and named after the architect and visual artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, who conceived and designed the project. It is one of the few toilet blocks worldwide seen both as an international work of art and a tourist attraction in its own right. 

Recycled materials, including the community's spent glass bottles and bricks from a former Bank of New Zealand branch, were used throughout. Hundertwasser requested that any vegetation removed for construction should be replanted on the building's green roof. The toilet was opened in 1999. Functionally, it does not differ from other ordinary public toilets. There are separate men's and women's areas, but both sides are sometimes viewed by the more curious visitor after giving suitable advance warning. 

Kawakawa was originally a coal mining town in the 1860's but has since transformed into a farming support town with a populaton of approx 1500 souls.

53km North of Whangarei it's worth a stop to see on your journey to Waitangi and beyond.