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Town in Waikato, New Zealand
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Te Kuiti is a small town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is known as the "Sheep Shearing Capital of the World" and hosts the famous Great New Zealand Muster and Running of the Sheep in April each year.
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This is a famous New Zealand event in which sheep from the surrounding area run into Te Kuiti. Sheep-shearing competitions and general fun are to be had.
See the restoration of a 1920s railway villa.
A fine wooden station on the North Island Main Trunk. The Northern Explorer passes through 6 time a week, but rarely stops, which give you plenty of time to look at "the finest remaining example of a standard class B station".
Has a good selection, and stays open into the evenings.
The name says it all. If you are looking for a Chinese take-away this is where to get it.
Cheapest place to stay - cabins for $70 or so for a family, tent campsites and caravan sites available for less. Kitchen and clean if basic showers. An easy walk from the train station.
12-room motel, with cooking facilities in the rooms.
supermarket
"Red shed" discount department store.
By bus
Intercity services between Auckland and New Plymouth stop in Te Kuiti, sometimes stopping here for refreshments.
By train
The Northern Explorer train, which runs several days a week each way between Auckland and Wellington, will stop in Te Kuiti but only for groups of 10 or more.
You can easily walk from one end of the town to the other, though during the hot summertime you'll probably want to take a break now and then.
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