Many of my readers * have asked me what's special about where I live.
I thought about this and decided that this might make a good series if I included the other main bloggers in this community with the idea of each post (episode) featuring one highpoint of their neighbourhood.
I'll go first.
THE CURMUDGEON - MCLEOD BAY.
Named after the Reverend Norman McLeod, McLeod Bay, in the Whangarei Heads has long-standing roots back to the Western Scotland settlers who fled Scotland during the Clearances (look it up), went to Nova Scotia, then to Australia and finally settled in New Zealand between 1853 and 1860 (Waipu and Whangarei Heads). My ancestors were part of them.
Old Norm was a right old bastard and lived in Waipu but his congregation was also living across the harbour in Whangarei Heads so this is why McLeod Bay is named after him.
The old historic church at the end of my road wasn't his but the site may be connected as the McLeod Bay Settlers church was built in 1858.
I don't know why Wainouiomata is named Wainouiomata but did a Wikipedia search and found this:
The word 'Wainui-o-mata' is a Māori name made up of the words Wai = water, Nui = big, O = of, and Mata – which could refer to a woman's .............. WHOAH! Let's stop it there. This is a family oriented blog.
Going back to safer ground I found this: TIGER SLIPPERS
Apparently this is the most special thing about Wainouiomata:
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CHLOE |
There are no others.
Moving on.
ROBERT THE FISHING HUTT - MOERA
I researched Moera and discovered this.
Mmmmm .... I think this will be the only post in this series.
* Well, it was one of my own alter-egos to be honest.
7 comments:
Did you look up Petone?
Well of course there was the Gear Meat Company but that was a bit far away from Moera.
"Wainuiomata, where the girls are smarter."
My daughter and her friends used to chant that line.
So, the guys aren't as smart as Chloe then?
Well, this post was a big hit!
" Did you look up Petone?" Robert asked.
I initially forgot but then remembered this post I wrote back in June 2014.
https://grumpyoldmanreturnsnz.blogspot.com/2014/06/well-that-was-mean.html
In it were some Wellington students' witty descriptions of Petone and Wainouiomata.
I left in their grammatical errors to make Robert feel more at home.
PETONE is home to people missing their 23 chromosome, many homosexuals and haemaphrodites . Many of which drive pathetically useless cars such as the honda shitty and hilux utes (well not any more because it was crashed). It is also the home to many unemployed drug addicts. The majority of the population in Petone is on the dole and has been for many years, not likely to change anytime soon. This is not to be confused with Petone Heights, (formerly Korokoro) which enjoys looking down on the peasants of Petone. To ensure that the residents of Petone are kept out of Petone Heights, a new tolled flyover is being built as part of the SH2 upgrade. Petone Heights is known for its tree huggers, drug dealers and porn stars, particularly the residents of TitsnMarijuana Road.
WAINUIOMATA is this big swamp over the hills and far far away. Home to the Wainuiomartians. The Wainuiomata social welfare offices are the star attraction of the place, as is there are always fights and ambushes on the welfare trucks even before they arrive at their goal. (Penal colony/Rehab facility) NOTE: make sure you have your passport and have had recent vaccinations, for syphilis and Chlamydia.
The Curmudgeon, you are a wag!
Hardly.
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