view gallery NE5.8 km | Welcome to Mangakino. North Island New Zealand. in Welcome Signs Welcome to Mangakino, a town established to house construction workers at the nearby dams, and now a lakeside holiday village. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/20/2010 last visited: 03/16/2010 |
view gallery NE6.8 km | Mangakino Domain Playground. New Zealand. in Public Playgrounds This childrens playground is situated in the public Recreation Reserve at Mangakino on the shores of Lake Maraetai. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/20/2010 last visited: 05/18/2010 |
view gallery NE6.8 km | Mangakino Domain Boat Ramp. Lake Maraetai. New Zealand. in Boat Ramps A concrete boat ramp at the Mangakino Domain on the shores of Lake Maraetai. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/22/2010 last visited: 05/18/2010 |
view gallery N12.9 km | Welcome to the Otorohanga District. North Island New Zealand. in Welcome Signs Welcome to the Otorohanga District, make the kiwi connection. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/20/2010 last visited: 03/16/2010 |
view gallery S14.5 km | Centre of the North Island. New Zealand. in Geographical Centers The geographical centre of the North Island is marked by a plinth that lies deep in the Pureora Forest north-west of Lake Taupo. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/08/2009 last visited: 05/08/2009 |
view gallery S14.5 km | Centre of the North Island Boardwalk. Pureora Forest, North Is. New Zealand. in Non-Coastal Boardwalks The geographical centre of the North Island is reached by a forest track with boardwalks deep inside the Pureora Forest north-west of Lake Taupo. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/17/2019 last visited: 04/17/2019 |
view gallery SW15.8 km | Shirley Guildford Grove. Pureora. New Zealand. in Dedicated Trees A grove of trees planted in the Pureora Forest is dedicated to Shirley Guildford in recognition of the work she did during her lifetime to help restore the forest. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/08/2010 last visited: 04/08/2010 |
view gallery SW17.7 km | Old Crawler Tractor. Pureora Forest. New Zealand. in Abandoned Dead Vehicles Sitting abandoned in a small clearing in the middle of dense bush, this Caterpillar Tractor looks more like a little Matchbox toy. During the logging years, when it broke down in the forest it was left there to die. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/13/2009 last visited: 11/16/2009 |
view gallery SW17.9 km | Vintage Steam Log Hauler. Pureora Forest. New Zealand. in Old Agricultural Equipment This old rusty Steam Log Hauler, a relic of the forestry farming days, sits abandoned in the Pureora Forest in the Central North Island. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/16/2009 last visited: 11/16/2009 |
view gallery SW18.8 km | You Are Here - Pureora Forest Headquarters. Pureora. North Is. New Zealand. in 'You Are Here' Maps You Are Here at the trailhead signpost at the Pureora Forest stage of the Timber Trail. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/10/2015 last visited: 11/11/2015 |
view gallery NE21.2 km | Life Force of Tokoroa. Waikato. New Zealand. in Outside Wooden Display Carvings Located in the Jim Currie Reserve on SH 1 near the Kinleith Mill entrance, south of Tokoroa. This reserve is a restful, natural setting with a picnic area and a Tokoroa Talking Pole "Life Force" for visitors to enjoy. posted by: Punga and Paua location: New Zealand date approved: 04/15/2008 last visited: 03/03/2010 |
view gallery NE24.3 km | Rotary plaque on The Pine Man, Tokoroa. New Zealand. in Rotary International Markers The Pine Man sculpture was presented to the people of Tokoroa by the Rotary Club of Tokoroa. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/25/2014 last visited: 10/26/2014 |
view gallery NE24.5 km | The Green Man of Tokoroa. Waikato, NZ. in Outside Wooden Display Carvings Since 1998, Tokoroa has been "sprouting" Talking Poles, consisting mainly of carvings representing the many cultures in the town. This carving is The Green Man. posted by: Punga and Paua location: New Zealand date approved: 04/15/2008 last visited: 12/10/2009 |
view gallery NE24.8 km | Tokoroa Framed. Waikato. New Zealand. in Framed Views An interesting Framed sculpture stands beside the main highway at the entrance to the Waikato timber town of Tokoroa. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/14/2013 last visited: 10/14/2013 |
view gallery E25.7 km | Boundary of Sth Waikato/Taupo. Atiamuri. North Is. New Zealand. in Border Crossings The boundary sign for South Waikato and Taupo stands on the banks of the Waikato River beside the new road bridge at Atiamuri. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/21/2014 last visited: 05/21/2014 |
view gallery NW32 km | Privy at Froggatt Edge. Wharepapa South. New Zealand. in Outhouses A basic but functional outhouse at one of NZ's best rock climbing areas, Froggatt Edge. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/10/2011 last visited: 01/09/2011 |
view gallery N33.2 km | Lichfield Water Tower. Waikato. New Zealand. in Water Towers An historic brick tower stands beside the railway line near the main highway through Lichfield in the Waikato district. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/18/2010 last visited: 11/23/2013 |
view gallery SE33.5 km | Historic Pump and Water wheel. Kinloch near Taupo. New Zealand. in Preserved Machines on Public Display An old original pump still runs the restored water wheel on the stream in Kinloch. It was installed at this site in the late 1950's to irrigate Whangamata Station. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/10/2013 last visited: 04/11/2013 |
view gallery SE33.5 km | Whangamata Station Water Wheel, Kinloch. Lake Taupo. New Zealand. in Working Water Wheels This water wheel is a copy of one installed at this site in the late 1950's to irrigate Whangamata Station. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 01/28/2013 last visited: 01/29/2013 |
view gallery SE33.5 km | Roger Henry Jacka Holyoake, Kinloch. Lake Taupo. New Zealand. in Dedicated Benches A wooden seat in a shady spot beside a Waterwheel at the lakeside village of Kinloch remembers a man who farmed on this land. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/20/2019 last visited: 03/04/2019 |
view gallery SE34.1 km | Kinloch Volunteer Fire Brigade. Lake Taupo. New Zealand. in Firehouses The Kinloch Fire Brigade is manned by volunteers and is based in the Fire Station at Mata Place, Kinloch, opposite the Marina. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/05/2010 last visited: 04/22/2010 |
view gallery SE34.1 km | Kinloch Beach Library, Kinloch. Lake Taupo. North Is. New Zealand. in Free Community Book Exchanges A small black shed erected on the Lake Taupo lakeshore at Kinloch contains a library of books and toys for the use of locals and holidaymakers in the lakeside village. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/30/2018 last visited: 10/31/2018 |
view gallery SE34.3 km | Kinloch Boat Ramp. Lake Taupo. New Zealand. in Boat Ramps A ramp permit is required to access the Kinloch Marina Boat Ramp at Kinloch, on Lake Taupo. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/05/2010 last visited: 11/28/2010 |
view gallery SE34.3 km | Kinloch Marina. Lake Taupo. New Zealand. in Marinas Kinloch marina, which has provided a sheltered mooring for boaties on Lake Taupo for 46 years, is now back in business after a $5 million environmentally friendly refit. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/05/2010 last visited: 04/22/2010 |
view gallery NW34.4 km | Castle Rock. Wharepapa South. Waikato. New Zealand. in Established Rock Climbing Areas Castle Rock was one of the first rock climbing areas to be developed in the Wharepapa Region, on farmland in an area of Ignimbrite rocky crags located between Te Awamutu and Mangakino. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/01/2009 last visited: 11/29/2009 |
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