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Country towns


by Jock Phillips

Most of New Zealand’s country towns started life as service centres for farming areas. They offered stores, post offices, stock and station agents, schools and banks – and, later, pubs, sports grounds, clubs and cinemas. Today, country towns attract visitors who want to enjoy the peace and a sense of nostalgia for ‘old New Zealand’.

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Main image: Apiti post office

Apiti post office


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