view gallery SW22 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 NW24.6 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 NW25.3 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 NW25.7 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 NW25.9 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 N29 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 NW32.3 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 N33.5 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 N33.8 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 W38.3 km | Scenic Tararua District Mural. Woodville. New Zealand. in Murals A wall mural near the Woodville Information Centre shows the scenic highlights of the Tararua District. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/19/2010 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery W38.3 km | How far is it to Woodville from Woodville.....North Is. New Zealand. in Direction and Distance Arrows An interesting signpost in Woodville pointing to other towns called Woodville around the world. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/23/2014 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery W38.3 km | Gottfried Lindauer Studio. Woodville. New Zealand. in Art Studios The town of Woodville has a replica studio of the iconic New Zealand painter Gottfried Lindauer, containing furniture and prints of Gottfried Lindauer’s paintings. Gottfried Lindauer, one of New Zealand’s most famous artists, lived and worked here in the early 1900s. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/06/2010 last visited: 07/24/2015 |
view gallery W38.3 km | Gottfried Lindauer, Woodville. New Zealand. in Statues of Historic Figures In Woodville where he lived, a bronze bust of Gottfried Lindauer (1839-1926), who was the most prolific and best-known painter of Maori subjects, in particular portraits, in the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/07/2010 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery W38.5 km | Welcome to Woodville. Manawatu. New Zealand. in Welcome Signs Welcome to Woodville - Windfarm Capital of New Zealand. Two Windfarms are located near Woodville. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/07/2010 last visited: 08/06/2010 |
view gallery W38.6 km | The Tui Brewery Sign. Mangatainoka. New Zealand. in Unusual Signs Tui Brewery, well known in New Zealand for its humorous advertising billboards, has an interesting sign outside the Brewery in Mangatainoka. Note the slightly unusual Hours of Business. posted by: Punga and Paua location: New Zealand date approved: 08/07/2008 last visited: 07/24/2015 |
view gallery W41.2 km | Gottfried Lindauer, Woodville. New Zealand. in Occupational/Hobby Grave Stones Gottfried Lindauer (1839-1926), was the most prolific and best-known painter of Maori subjects, in particular portraits, in the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/07/2010 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery W41.2 km | Gottfried Lindauer. Woodville Gorge Cemetery. Woodville. New Zealand. in Grave of a Famous Person Gottfried Lindauer (1839-1926), was the most prolific and best-known painter of Maori subjects, in particular portraits, in the late nineteenth-early twentieth centuries. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/09/2010 last visited: 07/22/2015 |
view gallery W42.6 km | Te Apiti Wind Farm. North Island. New Zealand. in Windmills The Te Apiti wind farm is located on the north side of the Manawatu Gorge, in the North Island, 10km from the city of Palmerston North. posted by: Punga and Paua location: New Zealand date approved: 07/23/2008 last visited: 07/20/2011 |
view gallery N45.1 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 N45.7 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 N51.3 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 NE51.3 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 N51.5 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 N51.5 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 N51.5 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 |
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