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The pine man of Tokoroa


Last week we drove just over an hour to Tokoroa to visit one of my best friends from high school. She is renovating her house and the other half offered to fix some of her telephone and tv satellite wires inside.


This small town is the 5th largest town in the Waikato region, and was established around 1917 as a possible farming area but after finding out that the soil was more pumice than anything and was then developed for timber - there is a timber, pulp and paper mill 8kms away.


And here stands the "pine man" of the town - a large sculpture by Peter Dooley that represents the history there of being used mainly for the timber industry.

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Graham Edwards said…
I don't think I've ever seen Tokoroa in the rain!
10 June 2018 at 22:22
kwarkito said…
I like the picture of rhe sculpture and the first one with the cutted branches
11 June 2018 at 00:12
William Kendall said…
The Pine Man is quite cool!
11 June 2018 at 06:28
Rhonda Albom said…
I never noticed the pine man when passing through. I have stopped at the maccas so maybe I'll take a look for him next time I pass through.
11 June 2018 at 07:46
eileeninmd said…
Hello, I like the Pine Man statue. I have never been a fan of the timber industry. Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week!
12 June 2018 at 06:57
Photo Cache said…
What a cool statue!

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12 June 2018 at 15:39
PerthDailyPhoto said…
I do like the pine man Amy, I thought for a moment that was he in the first shot.. does look a wee bit like a figure oui 😀
13 June 2018 at 02:43
Sharon said…
Is that a chainsaw he's holding? I had the same thought as Grace when I saw that first shot. That tree has taken on an almost human form.
13 June 2018 at 02:52
carol l mck said…
Love the Pie Man ~ great statue and lovely photos on post ~

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13 June 2018 at 04:40
local alien said…
I love the Pine man too. I had never heard of him before.
14 June 2018 at 03:01
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