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.
Waikawa and Districts Museum
Former Waikawa Church (now part of Museum)
Curio Bay
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Curio Bay is a coastal embayment in the Southland District of New Zealand, best known as the site of a petrified forest some 180 million years old. It also hosts a yellow-eyed penguin colony, arguably
Waikawa, Southland
…Waikawa hosts a museum, community centre, a popular fish and chip wagon and numerous accommodations and holiday homes because of its close proximity to Curio Bay and Porpoise Bay. Parts of Catlins Conservation Park are located nearby. The Waikawa Museum and Information Centre was formed from two old school…
Curio Bay panorama
A petrified log at Curio Bay with Hormosira banksii growing nearby
Fossil tree stump with growth rings
Fossil tree stump with growth rings