Kerikeri Car Hire
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Guide to Kerikeri car hire in New Zealand
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Arriving in Kerikeri you are suddenly aware of stately rows of towering shelterbelt trees lining the roadside. Fruit stalls appear at regular intervals and there is a profusion of signs promoting organic produce and crafts.
Kerikeri means ‘to dig’ and early Maori grew crops of kumera (sweet potato) here. Today the rich, fertile soil and equable climate ensure that citrus and subtropical fruits thrive, especially oranges, grapefruit, mandarins, avocados and kiwifruit. Casual workers find work in the orchards throughout the year and there is a heavy demand for labour in the harvesting seasons.
Kerikeri has great significance to New Zealanders as a heritage site. The pretty Kerikeri Basin below the town was the stage for the founding of our nation. Thankfully the backdrop of that stage survives in the form of a terraced pa site, a two-storey mission house and a formidable stone building. Kororipo Pa still has great mana as the original stronghold of the war-like chief Hongi Hika who guaranteed protection for the peace-loving missionaries in Kemp House, the oldest European dwelling in New Zealand. The Stone Store was the first mission storehouse and today fulfils a role as a store and pioneer museum.
Other attractions include Rewa’s Village, a reconstruction of a pre-European village and the photogenic Rainbow Falls, an easy walk up the Kerikeri River. Further afield is the superb Puketi Forest, a very worthwhile side trip, where you can view strikingly tall and straight kauri rickers from an elevated boardwalk.
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