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Our store was featured in the movie - 'The Price of Milk'.
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Matakawau, Our community |
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This is Matakawau village nestling around our school | ||||||||||||||||
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| Not very large, but like most smaller New Zealand communities, Matakawau village is the hub of the Awhitu District. |
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| The view north towards Manukau Heads and the beautiful beaches and bays. |
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| The new community hall which is fully utilised for most of the week. The school uses the hall frequently for concerts, dancing and visiting educational entertainers. |
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| "Don't go past the orange store," is the usual directions for getting to the village.
Our store was featured in the movie - 'The Price of Milk'. |
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| Two very popular members of the district - from the foodmarket - Jeram & Laxmi Bhana - also starred in the movie. |
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| Where would any country community be without its garage and petrol supplies. |
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| One of several churches in the Awhitu district - this is the Catholic Church - situated in the village itself. |
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| A very popular spot for tourists visiting our village - the Bush Reserve - with its handsome stands of Kauri trees. |
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| The resident turkey family. Often found holding up traffic on the main road or strolling through the school grounds showing of the new youngsters to the delighted pupils |
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