Little town of lights

Kaiwaka known as the "little town of lights" is about 10 minutes from Mangawhai where we live. This road joins up our town to theirs but at the end is the state highway which runs through to Whangarei and the rest of Northland. The nicest shop there I think in my humble opinion is the Kaiwaka Cheese Shop, well known for it's specialty cheeses and gourmet food. Every time we go there my daughter and I stock up on Brie and Camembert. Last time I bought Farmhouse Smoked Brie which then went into stuffed portobello mushrooms.

Alot of the buildings are decorated with hanging lights which come out at night hence the name but it is a small town and originally it was a trading/commercial point from the late 1850s. As the kauri timber and and gum industries declined towards the end of the century dairy farming took over.

Linking up with My Corner of the World.

Comments

William Kendall said…

It looks like a pleasant spot.

12 September 2019 at 02:43

Bill said…

Looks quiet there. I would definitely visit the cheese shop too, it sounds like a wonderful place .

12 September 2019 at 08:19

betty-NZ said…

I find these little towns very interesting since most of them have a great story to tell.

Thanks for your link on 'My Corner of the World'! It's lovely to see you this week!

My Corner of the World

12 September 2019 at 12:53

PerthDailyPhoto said…

I bet the cheese shop has people visiting from afar Amy, I would definitely be prepared to travel a little further for some of that brie and camembert 😉

12 September 2019 at 23:43

Sharon said…

Something tells me that I would love that cheese shop.

13 September 2019 at 03:18

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…

Oh yumm, I’d love that cheese shop and those stuffed pirtabellas sound scrumptious.

16 September 2019 at 16:44

Grace Brothers

We have 2 new chickens, both black ladies. If any of you are familiar with British comedy tv shows you will recognize the names we have given them. This one is named Miss Brahms. And this one is named Mrs Slocombe. At the moment we have them in a temporary shelter next to the Special Patrol Group that we've had for the last 9 months just so they can get to know each other before we intigrate the black ones in with the brown ones. These ones give us a white coloured egg whereas the brown shavers give us brown coloured eggs. Linking up with Tuesday Treasures , Happy Tuesdays and Wordless Wednesday .

Auckland Metropolis Museum

In amongt the modern new highrise buildings in Auckland City is this smaller vintage building that is currently for sale (I'd buy it if I had the money). My research found that: "It was designed by English-born architect Charles Towle and erected in the early 1930s as the Church of Christ, Scientist, the building's Graeco-Roman facade has towering columns that frame its impressive entranceway, with three ornate timber doors decorated with leadlight inserts providing access to the expansive foyer. Arched ceilings dominate the former congregational high stud space beyond the foyer and numerous picturesque windows provide a light, airy feel and an ambience many office buildings lack. The building housed congregational and Sunday school services for 70 years until it was sold and converted into office space in 2003. A significant refurbishment was also carried out with care taken to ensure that the building's distinctive character remained intact. Special architectural ...

Westland Explorer's Monument

In the nearby town of Hokitka (half an hour away) is the cemetery with this monument near the entranceway. It commemorates 4 men who lost their lives between 1863 and 1866 ; George Dobson - road engineer, murdered in 1866 Charlton Howitt - explorer, drowned in Lake Brunner 1863 Charles Townsend - drowned at Greymouth (probably in the Grey River) 1863 Henry Whitcombe - surveyor, drowned in the Taramakau River in 1863 Construction of the memorial started 1868 and the railings were added in 1869. Linking up with Mosaic Monday .

Coming Up Close

Search This Blog