Soos julle op die foto kan sien, beteken Tirau - MANY CABBAGE TREES. Ek het die foto's met hierdie inligting op in die kleedkamers van Tirau se inligtingskantore geneem.
Tirau se geskiedenis :
The Maori spoke of Tirau as an abondant place to catch the Kereru or native pigeons.
The birds used many cobbage trees in the area as overnight resting places and large parties of Maori came and gathered them at night.
Minor groves of cabbage trees stil exist around Tirau and the greater South Waikato. They remain a symbol of the town.
The area must have been very popular for Maori in pre-European times, as many of the surrounding hills have been extensively terraced.
For more information on early Tiray visit : http://www.tirauinfo.co.nz/
Die sprinkaan bo-op die dak is ook uit sinkplaat gemaak.
Hiermee sluit ek dan ons besoeke aan die dorpie Tirau af.
INTERESSANTE FEITE :
ANOTHER RAINY DAY?
The highest rainfall in a year in New Zealand was a drenching 18.4metres (60 feet) in 1997 - 1998 at Cropp River on the west of the South Island. By contrast, the lowes rainfall was a miserly 167mm (6.6 inches) in 1963 -1964 at Alexandra, Central Otago.
SEEING THE WOOD :
30% of New Zealand's land is forested. Forestry accounts for 12% of New Zealand's exports. This is expected to increase as more plantations mature.
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