A Kiwiana Day in Otorohanga - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 25: Today we are meeting the Kiwiana Committee in New Zealand’s Kiwiana Town, Otorohanga! Then things get weird... We also visit the Otorohanga Kiwi House.
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Today we are in Otorohanga! This town is the Kiwiana capital of New Zealand – Kiwiana being all the things that are associated with the New Zealand culture. We are invited to meet the mayor of Otorohanga, as well as the Kiwiana Committee. As we’re talking, we start to realise there are some costumes being prepared for us...
Next thing we know we are parading around the Kiwiana Town of Otorohanga dressed like Wiki the kiwi bird and a Wattie’s tomato sauce bottle... We visit all the murals of Otorohanga and walk down the Sir Edmund Hillary Walkway, meeting the locals and, well, just having a hilarious time!
We get out of our costumes and visit one more place before leaving for Waitomo. We visit the Otorphanga Kiwi House where we see a real life kiwi bird, as well as catch a bird feeding where we feed some parakeets / kakariki. There are so many fascinating New Zealand wildlife here, like the tuatara.
After an unexpected yet super fun time in Otorohanga, the Kiwiana Town, we are hitting the road once again – this time to Waitomo.
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Ches n Dale in Otorohanga kiwiana walkway
Devon and Edison having some fun in Otorohanga, NZ. Dancing to Chesdale song.The town is full of quirky and informative tributes to Kiwiana - murals, corrugated iron Kiwi sculptures and a whole gallery and arcade of Kiwiana displays in the Ed Hillary Walkway in the centre of town. The architecturally designed walkway connects between the main street and the historic Otorohanga Railway Station.
There are 24 Kiwiana display modules in the Otorohanga shopping precinct – 14 of the exhibits are located in the Ed Hillary Walkway – the remaining 10 are displayed in shop windows nearby. The Kiwiana story boxes offer a great snapshot of New Zealand's popular culture, icons, heritage and heroes.
Ōtorohanga, the kiwi town - Roadside Stories
The kiwi - a flightless, fast-running bird with many mammal-like features - is New Zealand's national bird, and New Zealanders are often known as Kiwis. Kiwi are prominent in Ōtorohanga, with three species on display at the kiwi house, and 'kiwiana' icons decorating the town.
Kiwi,
Kiwiana,
Morris Yock trademarks the jandal,
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Roadside Stories are a series of audio guides to places of interest on major road trips in New Zealand. Each guide tells the story of an attraction along the way -- its people, its history, its cultural and natural significance. For more information about Roadside Stories visit
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