Kai to go

On the corner of the main highway into Kohukohu is this sign on one of the shops saying "Kai to go". Kai is the Maori word for food also meaning to eat, consume, feed or partake so in other words they cook pizza, chips, fried fish etc. This town is one of my favourite little places to visit.

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Kohukohu Pataka Kai

This week I am sharing a little mural. On our last road trip through Kohukohu I spotted this Maori painted mural on the side of the local Pataka Kai (food pantry). In alot of the smaller towns people donate food and products into these square wooden boxes with shelves inside for other people who can come along and take what they need. It's all about caring for each other.

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Secondhand Rose

Another one from Kohukohu. I just love second hand shops and spotted this one along the main street deciding to have a look inside. Usually I always come out with something but this one didn't have anything I was interested in.

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Flowers in Kohukohu

B and I were up in Kohukohu last week, such a quiet little town in the Hokianga harbour. We stopped and had lunch at the local cafe.

B ordered some toasted cheese, onion and ham sandwiches - we call them toasties here in New Zealand.

If you enlarge the photos you should be able to see the menu. I ordered a crispy chicken salad which was delicious and filling.

Hopefully this illustration on the front of the cafe passes as part of Mural Monday. 

On the car ferry

A few days ago I decided to spend the day with B while he was out working. Because he's a technician that fixes peoples internet and phone lines etc he travels every day. He had a job to go to in Rawene so after he finished it we took the car ferry over to Kohukohu, sadly we didn't get to stop and get photos of Rawene township because just as we got to the wharf the ferry was already there ready to go. We were at the back, one of the last cars on.

Oh btw I got my 2nd covid vaccination yesterday - yay!

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The old Kohukohu Butcher's

Speaking of interesting places one of my favourite small towns is Kohukohu on the Hokianga Harbour. Last time we were there we wandered around near the wharf where I saw this old closed up building and upon research I read that it use to be an old butcher's shop, one can only wonder where they put the leftover offal they couldn't sell. Apparently it use to belong to a man named Matthew Lundon and was built in 1923/24. Sadly in 1940 Mr Lundon at aged 60 was gored by a bull after feeding his pigs.

Speaking of death, I got news from my sister yesterday that one of my cousins on my dad's side passed away suddenly. She was only 55 and had difficulty breathing then collapsed and the doctors couldn't resuscitate her. The funeral will be next week I expect. We didn't have much to do with that side over the years but I do remember her fondly when I was a child when I use to stay with my grandparents and she would come around and tell me about the fairies in the garden. Quite sad, goes to show you just don't know when your time is up, best to make the most of life when you can.

Anyway how was your week?

The Hokianga Herald

This is one place I enjoy driving through when we have the opportunity to do so. Kohukohu is one of those small towns in the Hokianga where it almost feels like you've stepped back in time when when the first settlers arrived in the 1800s.

The small building/shed on the left was originally called the "Herald Building" due to the Hokianga Herald and Hokianga Star newspapers were published from. There are plans to restore it into a community center.

The 2 story building to the right apparently was first built to be a bank, then was a dental surgery then a home bakery but is now being used as a art gallery.

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Fresh air and ginger in Kohukohu

When I was a child I suffered terribly from car sickness. My parents use to have to frequently stop on the side of the road during any of our family travels. There was one place in particular that I remember which was a pig farm in Te Hana - I still remember the sign some 30 years later and even now the place is still there.

Up until now I thought I'd grown out of it....not so. After we drove around some of the gravel dirt country roads here we ended up going through some very winding roads for at least an hour and a half. My tummy was not impressed so when we arrived in Kohukohu we stopped so I could buy ginger beer at the local dairy which worked a treat. Ginger is suppose to be a natural remedy for sickness apparently - I ended up sitting in the sun on a park bench breathing in some fresh air and ended up being as right as rain.

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Ferry ride to KohuKohu

There is a car ferry which runs from Rawene to Kohukohu every hour each day but passengers can also get rides on it too. We were one of about 10 cars waiting to get on and once on we had to stay in our car after paying. This was the view of the coastline that I took with my camera from my side, in the distance (you can't see it) there is an old church with a very tall steeple that we will come back and visit at some point.

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1st World War Memorial in Kohukohu

Since we've moved to Northland we have been trying to visit one new place every couple of weeks. Yesterday we drove about an hour or so out to Kohukohu, a small town on the edge of the Hokianga River. This was the first thing we saw after getting out of the car for some much needed fresh air including these two nice Maori ladies who I greeted by saying "kia ora" meaning "hello" and it was good to hear a cheery "kia ora" back with a smile.

This is the Hokianga Arch of Remembrance dedicated to those who fought in the 1st World War. It was dedicated in 1927 but after being damaged by trucks needing access to the wharf in the 1950s it was moved to the sports field and modified with some gates. Recently it was moved back near the original site at the wharf and has had extra names added to it from the 2nd World War and Vietnam War.