Today I’m giving you a photographic post to take you on a partial journey of Northland, New Zealand. (The most northerly part of the North Island).
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
Small town New Zealand…
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
Produce the region is best known for…”Kumera” which is a type of Sweet Potato that looks the same a regular sweet potato but tastes uniquely different. It’s very popular in New Zealand and they grow them here commercially for distribution around the country … (yes, Kumara is on my list of Kiwi favourite foods). As far as I know there appear to be two popular pronunciations of the word: “coom- a- rah” and “coom-rah”. I’m in the first group but I don’t actually know if I say it correctly or not.
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
Thundery (a.k.a. “painterly”) skies and moody landscapes…
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
This firm had fruits and veggies on the roof of their building and a big show of All Back (New Zealand Rugby Team) Support. The Rugby World Cup took place in New Zealand in September 2011… to all New Zealand’s delight the All Black’s won!
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
In the next photograph, in the far distance (centre) you can see a very pointy hill… it’s called Tokatoka Hill , Take note…. you’ll be seeing more of it soon…
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
Rural weatherboard church, … and school.
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
Signs of local wildlife… and New Zealand’s National symbol… (kiwi are nocturnal and motorists have to be careful not to run them over)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
Local wildlife … not so national symbol…
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
And then the landscape closes in… becomes denser as we near the home of something very special…
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
