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Troll, Norsewood

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Troll, Norsewood

Norsewood has chosen to celebrate its Scandinavian heritage via trolls – mythological creatures which are said to populate the northern-hemisphere homeland. This troll has made its home next to the town’s First World War memorial.

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Kerryn Pollock, Hawke’s Bay places – Southern Hawke’s Bay, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24223/troll-norsewood (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 19 August 2009, updated 30 November 2015.