view gallery E4.8 km | Opito Toll Bridge. Manawatu. New Zealand. in Orphaned Bridges In a former flax-growing area on State Highway 56, a distinctive abandoned suspension toll bridge operated from 1918 to 1969. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/11/2010 last visited: 06/22/2024 |
view gallery S12.1 km | Maori Church. Moutoa. North Is. New Zealand. in Country Churches A beautiful Maori church on a Marae near Moutoa, in the countryside between Foxton and Shannon. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/12/2009 last visited: 07/21/2011 |
view gallery SW12.9 km | 1929 - Court House, Foxton. New Zealand. in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones The old Court House in Foxton, dated 1929, is now a local history Museum collecting items relevant to the Foxton district's past. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/14/2009 last visited: 08/05/2024 |
view gallery SW13.2 km | 1923 - Municiple Chambers, Foxton. New Zealand. in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones The old Municiple Chambers building on Foxton's main street is dated 1923. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/14/2009 last visited: 08/04/2024 |
view gallery SW13.2 km | DeMolen Windmill. Foxton. New Zealand. in Windmills Officially opened in 2003, DeMolen is an exact replica of a traditional 17th century Dutch windmill. It is the only windmill of its kind in New Zealand and the world's most southern working wind flourmill. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/01/2009 last visited: 08/05/2024 |
view gallery SW13.2 km | Millstone from Henderson's Flour Mill. Foxton. New Zealand. in Millstones This millstone was originally from the Henderson's Flour Mill in Marton but now stands in the grounds of the Windmill in Foxton. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/19/2013 last visited: 08/05/2024 |
view gallery SW13.2 km | Foxton Flax Mill. Foxton. New Zealand. in Mills and Gins An old Flax Mill in Foxton now operates as a Flax Museum, keeping the history of the industry alive today. It is now the only working flax stripping museum in the world. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 03/12/2011 last visited: 08/05/2024 |
view gallery SW13.2 km | "FOXTON" in Foxton. North Is. New Zealand. in Letters on Hills You won't forget where you are in this town, as you drive down the Main Street you only have to look up at the hillside at the end of the street to remind yourself you are in FOXTON. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/11/2009 last visited: 08/05/2024 |
view gallery SW13.4 km | Water Tower, Foxton. North Is. New Zealand. in Water Towers An icon of Foxton stands on the hill at the southern end of Main Street, the Water Tower. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/11/2009 last visited: 08/18/2024 |
view gallery N13.8 km | 1881 - S.J. TEAZ, BUTCHER - Rongotea, Manawatu, NZ in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones Former Rongotea Butcher shop, built 1881 posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/13/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery E13.8 km | Jonathan's Little Library - Palmerston North, NZ in Free Community Book Exchanges Jonathan's Little Library sits at the spot where 2-year-old Jonathan Woollaston was killed in a collision between a motorbike and his family of five. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/20/2024 last visited: 08/26/2024 |
view gallery N13.8 km | Lions Club dedicated bench - Rongotea, NI, New Zealand in Dedicated Benches This wooden bench in Te Kawau Park is dedicated to the work of the local Lions Club. posted by: Grahame Cookie location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/17/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery E13.8 km | Linton Historic Horse Water Trough. Linton. New Zealand. in Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage Blocks An historic stone water trough on the corner of SH.57 was built in 1903 and used to provide water for horses and cattle travelling along this stock route in the Manawatu district. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 11/09/2010 last visited: 09/09/2024 |
view gallery N13.8 km | Bank of New Zealand - now Library, Rongotea, Manawatu, NZ in Converted Bank Buildings The former Bank of New Zealand closed in 1968.
The building is now used as the Rongotea & Districts Community Centre and Community Library. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/19/2024 last visited: 07/25/2024 |
view gallery N13.8 km | Rongotea Volunteer Fire Brigade. in Firehouses A small band of dedicated volunteers man the Rongotea Fire Station in the Manawatu countryside. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/01/2011 last visited: 07/28/2024 |
view gallery E14 km | Awapuni Medical Corps Memorial - Palmerston North, NZ in World War I Memorials and Monuments The memorial fountain at Awapuni Racecourse in Palmerston North is dedicated to members of the New Zealand Medical and Ambulance Corps who trained on this site before deploying to the Great War in Europe. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/06/2024 last visited: 08/29/2024 |
view gallery E14 km | Awapuni Medical Corps Memorial - Palmerston North, NZ in New Zealand Historic Places Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Category 1 listing number 9684 is the only monument in New Zealand to commemorate the contribution of the New Zealand Medical Corps during World War One. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/06/2024 last visited: 08/29/2024 |
view gallery N14.6 km | Te Rakau homemade 'tractor' mailbox - Rongotea, Manawatu, NZ in Themed Homemade Mailboxes Driving along this Rongotea country road I saw this small 'tractor' parked on the side of the road. Which is another waymark category - but this one is hand built.
It was actually handmade from old vehicle parts and is the farm's letterbox. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/12/2024 last visited: 07/13/2024 |
view gallery N15.9 km | Ned Kelly, "Give me your mail" letterbox - Rongotea, Manawatu, NZ in Themed Homemade Mailboxes A home-made letterbox in the form of Ned Kelly, the infamous Australian bushranger posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/26/2024 last visited: 07/29/2024 |
view gallery W16.6 km | Manawatu Estuary. Foxton Beach. New Zealand. in Birdwatching Locations The Manawatu River Estuary is now a Ramsar site and an internationally recognised bird sanctuary, where migrating and NZ native birds enjoy the mudflats and wetlands. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 02/03/2011 last visited: 08/04/2024 |
view gallery W16.7 km | Foxton Beach Fire Station in Firehouses The Foxton Beach Volunteer Fire Brigade has been serving the Foxton Beach community since 1935. This station provides a 24/7 service with a team of dedicated volunteers. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/07/2024 last visited: 08/08/2024 |
view gallery W16.7 km | DO - Foxton Beach. North Island New Zealand. in Places for Recycling A Horowhenua District Council Recycling Station on the roadside at Foxton Beach. posted by: Punga and Paua location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 10/13/2009 last visited: 08/04/2024 |
view gallery W16.7 km | 1953 - St Paul's Church - Foxton Beach, NZ in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones The Foundation stone is on the street front wall of this rural Anglican church posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 08/04/2024 last visited: 08/06/2024 |
view gallery E17.2 km | Fonterra Research & Development Centre - Palmerston North, NZ in Research Institutes "The Fonterra Research and Development Centre in New Zealand is one of the largest of its kind in the world." posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 09/16/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery E17.4 km | Coat of Arms - Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ in Coats of Arms By the authority of the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England, the Kings of Arms assigned arms to Massey University on the 10th day of May 1967. posted by: Phronimos location: North Island, New Zealand date approved: 07/18/2024 last visited: 09/05/2024 |
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