Story: King Country places

Kākahi: main street, 2011 (2nd of 2)

Kākahi: main street, 2011

Kākahi's main street has not changed much since Peter McIntyre painted it in the early 1970s. The town hall is still there, as are three of the four shops depicted in his painting. The casually parked 1950s Standard Vanguard gives this 2011 scene an old-time feel.

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Kerryn Pollock, 'King Country places - Taumarunui', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/34811/kakahi-main-street-2011 (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, updated 1 Mar 2015