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Te Ao
Te Ao - Māori News speaks with Roimata Minhinnick about teaming up with the Glenbrook Vintage Railway to bring Tāiki the steam engine to life for the whole whānau to enjoy. Piling the bridge has been estimated at $625,000 and there are already plans being drawn for a reserve terminus. Waiuku subdivision representative Sharlene Druyven said few people realised how much the railway contributed to the area’s economy. “Thousands of people visit the area, bringing their tourist dollars, but the line ends short of the town and having it terminate at the reserve would be a major boost.”
Wake up in The Kentish Hotel Said to hold New Zealand’s longest continuous liquor licence, the Kentish Hotel was built in 1851. The two-storey, wooden hotel has 10 historic rooms, with the choice of singles, twins and queens. You’ll have to share the amenities and might be kept up until midnight with the lively bar and bands downstairs, but it has a great atmosphere and is part of New Zealand’s heritage. Bar walls display many historical images.
5 Queen Street, thekentishhotel.co.nz Breakfast in LK Café Open from 7am, LK Café is a very short walk from The Kentish. Keep it simple with toast and jam, or try the generous helpings of muesli, scrambled eggs and hash brown, a big breakfast (that includes bacon, eggs, mushroom, sausage and hash brown), or eggs benedict, amongst the other usual breakfast fare.