view gallery NW17.7 km | Ormondville Railway Station. Hawkes Bay. New Zealand. in Train Stations/Depots Ormondville station in southern Hawke’s Bay, built in 1880, is one of a handful of early wooden rail buildings that have been preserved thanks to community efforts. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/27/2010 last visited: 07/25/2010 |
view gallery NW23.3 km | Ford Tractor. Norsewood. New Zealand. in Old Tractors An old Ford tractor sits in a quiet park in Norsewood. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/26/2010 last visited: 07/25/2010 |
view gallery NW23.7 km | Norsewood. Wairarapa . New Zealand. in Pictorial Village Signs A new sign for the village of Norsewood, settled in the 1870's by Scandinavian migrants, depicts its unique Scandi-wheel. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/08/2010 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery N25.4 km | Latitude 40 South. "The Roaring Forties". New Zealand. in Great Lines of Earth Waipukurau, a small farming town on the east coast of the North Island of NZ, is the only town in the world through which Latitude 40 South passes at the start of the Roaring Forties.
posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/20/2009 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery N26.2 km | Pukeora Paintball. Hawkes Bay. New Zealand. in Paintball Outdoor and Indoor Fields Pukeora Paintball Park is the largest outdoor paintballing venue in Hawke’s Bay. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/19/2010 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery W26.7 km | Ruahine Scout Park. Dannevirke. New Zealand. in Boy Scout Camps Ruahine Scout Park is a rustic country camping area for Scouts in the Dannevirke Domain. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 12/31/2010 last visited: 12/29/2010 |
view gallery W27.2 km | Dannevirke Viking Ship Play Area. Dannevirke. New Zealand. in Public Playgrounds Dannevirke's Scandinavian heritage remains today. The 20 hectare Dannevirke Domain contains an impressive "Viking Ship" children's playground on Christian Street. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/19/2010 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery W28.6 km | Welcome to Dannevirke - Manawatu. New Zealand in Artistic Welcome Signs The new Welcome sign at the entrance to Dannevirke illustrates the towns Scandinavian heritage, with a Viking and viking ship. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/19/2011 last visited: 10/14/2015 |
view gallery W28.8 km | Maori carved meeting house (whare runanga). Dannevirke. New Zealand. in Themed Homemade Mailboxes An ornately carved letterbox, in the form of a miniature Maori meeting house, collects the mail on Stanley Street, Dannevirke. The carvings are traditional Maori design and colour using paua shell inset into the wood. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/27/2010 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery NE31.4 km | Welcome to Waipawa. Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. in Welcome Signs Welcome to Waipawa - "Hawkes Bay's oldest inland town". With a 2006 population of 1,923. Waipawa is the home of the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council and is an important service centre for surrounding farms. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/12/2010 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery NE32.5 km | CHB Settlers Museum. Waipawa. New Zealand. in History Museums The CHB Settlers Museum in Waipawa's main street is crammed with items of interest and significance to the life of the early settlers in the Central Hawkes Bay region. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/22/2011 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery NE32.5 km | Waipawa Municipal Theatre - Waipawa, New Zealand. in Live Stage Theaters The Waipawa Municipal Theatre, situated in the old Town Hall, is the home of Waipawa's Musical and Dramatic Society which have been performing in Waipawa since 1898. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/19/2009 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery N33 km | Is he a Troll? Mailbox in Onga Onga. New Zealand. in Themed Homemade Mailboxes An adorable mailbox in the historic village of Onga Onga invites you to "kiss me, I will grant you one wish". Is he a troll perhaps? He's very handsome and awfully cute. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/09/2010 last visited: 09/27/2010 |
view gallery N33.2 km | Ongaonga Museum. Ongaonga. Hawkes Bay. New Zealand. in History Museums The historic village of Ongaonga is home to a collection of quaint historic buildings forming an interesting Museum Complex filled with bits and pieces from days gone by. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/10/2013 last visited: 04/10/2013 |
view gallery N33.2 km | The Old Jail, Ongaonga. New Zealand. in Retired Prisons An old jail from the Southern Hawkes Bay is now displayed at the Ongaonga Historic Village. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/11/2011 last visited: 02/11/2011 |
view gallery N33.2 km | Butchers Shop, Ongaonga. New Zealand. in New Zealand Historic Places W.C.Ross, Butcher....an elegant little Butchers Shop stands in the Ongaonga Historic Museum complex. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/01/2010 last visited: 09/29/2010 |
view gallery N33.2 km | Vintage Pre-Visible Petrol Pump. Ongaonga. Hawkes Bay. New Zealand. in Vintage Gasoline Pumps A vintage Pre-Visible Petrol Pump dated around the 1920's stands in the Ongaonga Museum Complex amongst other historic items gathered from the region. Possibly a Satam Purfina pump. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/10/2013 last visited: 04/10/2013 |
view gallery W36.2 km | St Albans Church Te Rehunga. Southern Hawkes Bay - New Zealand in Country Churches A typical quaint New Zealand country church posted by: waiiti20 location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/14/2015 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery N37.7 km | Bibby Memorial Church. Blackburn Ridge. Hawkes Bay. New Zealand. in Country Churches A simply beautiful country church sits high on a ridge surrounded by rolling farmland, the Bibby family memorial church built by Edward Bibby in 1911 to provide a place of worship for the settlers as well as to provide a memorial to his parents. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/11/2013 last visited: 04/11/2013 |
view gallery NE38.8 km | 1929 - Public Library Building, Otane. New Zealand. in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones The lovely old Otane Public Library in Hawkes Bay is dated 1929. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/27/2009 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery SW42.2 km | PHYSIOLOGY/MEDICINE: Maurice Wilkins 1962. Pongaroa. New Zealand. in Nobel Laureates Pongaroa's claim to fame is as the birthplace of New Zealand scientist Maurice Wilkins, Nobel Laureate in 1962. A stone memorial stands proudly in this small North Island country town. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 05/19/2013 last visited: 05/19/2013 |
view gallery N43.5 km | Old BP Petrol Pump. Tikokino. Hawkes Bay. New Zealand. in Vintage Gasoline Pumps An old vintage petrol bowser pump has cleverly been given another life at Tikokino in Southern Hawkes Bay. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 04/10/2013 last visited: 04/10/2013 |
view gallery N43.5 km | Petrol Pump Mailbox. Tikokino. Hawkes Bay. New Zealand. in Themed Homemade Mailboxes An old petrol pump has been cleverly adapted to pump the mail into this unusual Tikokino mailbox in Southern Hawkes Bay. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/09/2010 last visited: 09/27/2010 |
view gallery N43.5 km | Motor Scooter Mailbox. Hawkes Bay. New Zealand. in Themed Homemade Mailboxes An amusing mailbox on the roadside of a small country village in Hawkes Bay. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/21/2008 last visited: 07/17/2008 |
view gallery NE47.2 km | Christ Church. Pukehou. Hawkes Bay. New Zealand. in This Old Church Amongst mature trees beside the highway stands Pukehou's historic Christ Church, consecrated in 1859, the oldest church in the Waiapu diocese. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 06/20/2010 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
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