Havelock North

Near the town, a viewing point with 360 deg views.  The paint splashes on the hillocks are land slips, the result of extreme weather at the end of last year.  Reportedly, in some areas, farms lost 50% of their usable land.  Gave the impression of a vandalised landscape painting.

 To the pub.  An Irish pub with sticky date pudding on the menu.  Going to miss new Zealand menus.

Wine growing is displacing sheep rearing.  All very twee and a bit too pretentious for my taste. 

Zimbabwe sculptures in the North Island, NZ. A family from that country, displace by the troubles in Zimbabwe, import work from one village there.

Well impressed with them, was I