Tokanui, Southland
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Tokanui is a community in the eastern portion of Southland District Council, located on the Southern Scenic Route about 56 km east of Invercargill and 107 km southwest of Balclutha, New Zealand. The T
Tokanui in 1956
Relics of the logging industry at Tokanui in 2020
Quarry Hills school, probably in 1891
Waikawa, Southland
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Waikawa is a small settlement at the mouth of the Waikawa River in Southland, New Zealand, at the southwestern edge of The Catlins.
Tokanui, Southland
…in 1857, which he sold in 1878. Around 1880 work started on draining what had been a wetland area and, in 1883, a road was built linking Fortrose and Waikawa, thus facilitating government sales of land to settlers. However, the road was still very muddy in 1885. A post office opened in 1887 and a dairy factory…
Waikawa and Districts Museum
Former Waikawa Church (now part of Museum)