Another great Hui-a-Rohe for Tahuri Whenua, this time in the Bay of Plenty, Te Puke, Kiwi Fruit country (I'm old enough to remember these little tarts as Chinese Gooseberries, a more accurate term...). I stopped off at Maketu for some quiet time. Never been there before but definitely want to go back.
The famous Catholic church ... and a wee kina
Manaia detail...
I was one of the first to arrive, the other members dribbling in from around the motu. Then we were called on...
In the midst of a growing district. Detail from the whare nui... and of course, the ukelele appeared!
