Southern Destinations: October 02, 2016

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10 NOVEMBER 2016 WAIMATE MUSEUM CHARMING HERITAGE The Waimate Museum is a complex of several buildings – seven of which are open to visitors. The main building is the magnificent Courthouse built in 1879. Inside you will find a clock room, military room, telephone display, photographs and much more. The courtroom itself houses temporary displays like the upcoming Underworld exhibition. Visitors enjoy reliving their schooldays in the Douglas School and our younger visitors especially like to experience being locked in a jail cell in the old lock-up. The story of how the people of Waihao lived in pre-European times is told through a video and a display of traditionally built shelters in the rammed- earth Lilian Marshall building. This building also houses the comprehensive moa display showcasing moa bones found at the local Kapua swamp. The geology display is also in this building and traces the Earth’s history through rocks and examples of fossils from different geological eras. More recent human history can be seen in the tiny Bremner’s cottage from the Bushtown days of the late 1800’s and the horse-drawn vehicles and recreated street of shops in the Pavilion. Waimate Museum is a unique and interesting place to visit. For more information, visit www. waimatemuseumandarchives.org. WAIMATE Waimate's Wallabies While visiting Waimate, you must visit the town’s famous wallabies at EnkleDooVery Korna Wallaby Park. Visitors can wander at their leisure among 60 tame wallabies, all in their family groups within over 20 enclosures. Special pellets are provided to help you participate in the feeding experience. Gwen, the “Wallaby Lady” has been hand rearing baby wallabies since 1977, but only opened the park to the public in 1999. From October to April, Gwen hand rears baby wallabies brought to her by hunters. This requires much commitment as they need constant warmth and food. But they really are cute and love to be cuddled by visiting children and adults! There are also other animals to see at the park including bantams, possums and rare breed sheep, as well as an old time Trapper’s Hut. The park is located off Highway 82 on Bathgates Road close to Waimate. Watch out for the Wallaby Park sign and don’t forget your camera. Open daily from 20 September to 10 June from 10am- 5pm or off season 11 June to 19 September 10am-4pm (weather dependent), by appointment or simply by chance. Phone 03 689 7197 or visit www. waimatedc.govt.nz/tamewallabies. A THRIVING RURAL TOWN Nestled at the foot of the Hunter Hills, 8km off State Highway 1, Waimate is a thriving rural town providing the visitor with many reasons to stop and explore. Characterised by wide spacious streets, a valued collection of Edwardian buildings, historic churches, parks and beautiful gardens, Waimate offers a relaxed, friendly environment for both residents and visitors. Specialist shops and cafes and the Vines Restaurant, incorporating Point Bush Vineyard, provide the opportunity to relax or enjoy a little local flavour at the Saturday morning market stocked with local produce. The town is the heart of a district blessed with rivers and lakes that offer an extensive range of outdoor pursuits such as world renowned salmon and trout fishing, deer hunting, boating, yachting, bird watching and family camping on the lake shores. Waimate has not forgotten its heritage and those people and animals that helped mould it. The White Horse Monument is a tribute to Clydesdale horses and the stands majestically on the Hunters Hills, visible for miles and accessed via the Waimate walkway or by car. The Waimate district is one of the few places in NZ where wallabies have taken up residence. Introduced from Australia, you can see them at the town’s EnkleDooVery Korna Wallaby Park where Gwen, “the Wallaby Lady” has been rearing baby wallabies since 1977. Waimate is also famous for its strawberries, which have been grown in the region since the late 1880’s. At any of the strawberry fields, growers will sell you a punnet of their finest berries, real berry fruit ice cream or pick your own straight from the field. You can’t get much fresher than that! Outstanding forest, mountain and alpine tracks encourage walking or mountain biking with the new bike trails nearing completion. The White Horse Walkway offers a two hour return 3km trail, rewarding the walker with magnificent views, while the Studholme Bush Walkway comprises five individual walks of 20 minutes or a combination of all five tracks over three hours. Tourism contributes to Waimate's economy with many independent travellers visiting the area to enjoy its attractions and annual events, such as Waimate Rodeo (Saturday 3rd December) , Strawberry Fare (Saturday 10th December) The March Hare Motor Cycle Rally in March and Waimate 50 at Labour Weekend. Waimate also offers an alternative route to Queenstown via the spectacular scenery of the Waitaki Lakes. For further information on Waimate, including maps, brochures etc call into the Waimate Information Centre or view www.waimate.org.nz. Travel thirty minutes south of Timaru to discover a valued collection of Edwardian buildings and historic churches, beautiful parks and gardens, an abundance of recreational opportunities including walks and mountain biking, shops, cafes and in season, THE best strawberries. Waimate is also home to NZ’s largest wallabies! For walks, wine and wallabies ... Waimate, turn in at the yellow barn! VISIT WAIMATE DISTRICT WAIMATE INFORMATION CENTRE Tel: 03 689 7771 Em: info@waimatedc.govt.nz www.waimate.org.nz HOP TO THE WALLABY PARK EnkleDooVery Korna Waimate Affordable Hands-on Adventure • WALK AMONGST • TOUCH • CUDDLE • FEED• PHOTOGRAPH • OUR FAMOUS WALLABIES no eftpos or credit card facilities 60 tame wallabies • Open 7 days 10am-5pm • 20 September through to 10 June • During the off season, June 11th to September 19th, will be open by appointment, weatherdependent or by chance, 10am to 4pm Located North End of State Highway 82 on Bathgates Rd, Waimate Your host: Gwen Dempster-Schouten 03 689 7197 c/- email: jenny_dempster@hotmail.com www.waimatedc.govt.nz/tamewallabies
WAIMATE NOVEMBER 2016 11 WAIMATE ICONS & LANDMARKS BUTLER'S BERRIES For decades the Waimate District has been renowned for its strawberries and celebrates the juicy crop with an annual Strawberry Festival at the iconic Butlers Berry Farm and Café. Located just south of Timaru on SH1, a large wagon of huge strawberries is without doubt a “must try” invitation to stop, shop, stay and sample Butlers berries in numerous mouth watering ways. Renowned for their high quality fruit and produce throughout the district and beyond, you’ll find exceptional coffee and delectable food. The licensed cafe serves a berry-inspired menu, fresh fruit ice creams and smoothies to sigh for! Butlers Café is famous for its Devonshire Teas, with “light as air” scones, real cream and your choice of Butlers jams made with more fruit and less sugar. On a commercial scale, Butlers manufacture a variety of jams and chutneys using their own fruit throughout the year. These are available at the Fruit Stall and can also be tasted in the Café. You can purchase punnets of strawberries as well as raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries and red or blackcurrants. But you can also pick your own in season and take home magic in a mouthful – sweet, firm and colourful, the way berries should be. Butlers Berry Farm and Café is also a superb venue. For family groups, small events and weddings, up to 50 guests can be catered for in the café and marquee space in the grounds, surrounded by strawberry fields. You can also stay in on site accommodation which comprises two two bedroomed cottages (each sleeping four) plus a backpacker lodge which can accommodate 14 people in total. Enjoy a berry splendid Butler breakfast and then explore the history, walks and cycle trails in the local area. Butlers Berry Farm and Café is open seven days and owners Jackie and Donald Butler welcome visitors and guests whether it is a quick visit, a day trip or a longer stay. For further information about accomodation, the cafe or to buy berries online visit www. butlersberries.co.nz. Heavenly Haven For Vintage Lovers A visit to Vintage Chic is a "must" for lovers of second hand and up-cycled furniture, memorabilia and retro items as well as a wide range of new giftware. The large shop has plenty of room for the up-cycling and restoring of furniture on one side of the shop, while the shop floor on the other side caters for giftware, second hand clothing, linen, jewellery and ornamentals. Because the shop is large there is plenty of room to move around without banging into things and space for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Janelle Roguski’s collections are sourced through auctions and sales and listening to what the customer is looking for. She likes to find the unusual pieces that she can redo and bring new life to. “I love the older solid wood furniture which was built to last but I also have an affinity for giftware when sourcing all sorts of new items,” says Janelle. Vintage Chic has become a very popular place to visit with people coming to Waimate from all over the district and beyond. Te Waimate Settler Michael Studholme is considered to be the “Father of Waimate.” In 1854 he set out from Christchurch in a dray and upon reaching Point Bush, negotiated with local Maori to stay in the area. In 1855 he received the first pastoral license and called the property Te Waimate. His thatched “cuddy” was the first European dwelling and still stands in the garden of Te Waimate. The White Horse Similar to the white horse cut into the chalk hills of Wiltshire in England, Waimate’s white horse was unveiled in 1968 to commemorate the contribution that Clydesdale horses have made to the development of the district. Measuring 60 feet high, 48 feet long and 130 feet above sea level, the landmark is visible for miles around. Victoria Park Land was set aside for a park as early in Waimate’s history as 1881. Plans included a banked cycling track, oval lawn, ornamental gardens and the planting of English oak trees. The Caledonian Society held its annual games there on Boxing Day and the Athletics Association has held events there since the 1920’s. Queen Bee Waimate’s Café on Queen is enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. Located in the heart of town, the café is owned by Penny and Paul Sheehy and offers delicious food and baked goods on site. Open daily, Café on Queen operates 9-4pm Monday to Friday and 9-3pmon weekends, so there is plenty of opportunity to sample the menu for breakfast, lunch or dinner as well as tempting coffee and cabinet food throughout the day. This popular-by-word-of-mouth business welcomes all those visiting Waimate to enjoy great coffee, good food and the hospitality the town is famous for. Further development over the decades has seen the addition of an aviary, bowling green, glasshouse, playground, sound shell and scout den. Strawberry Farms In the 1880’s the first strawberry farm was planted by Mr Childs, who also opened a shop for the sale of the La Marguerite variety of strawberries. By1898, numerous berry fields had developed and the industry employed 150-200 people to pick, pack and ship the punnets by train to Dunedin, Christchurch and beyond. The iconic taste is still associated with Waimate where berry farms flourish and the Strawberry Festival occurs every December. Norman Kirk New Zealand Prime Minister Norman Kirk was born in Waimate on 6 January 1923. He led the Parliamentary arm of the Labour Party from 1965-1974 and was the fourth Labour Prime Minister from 1972 until his sudden death on 31August 1974. The local high school bears his name as well as the town’s swimming pool, which opened in 1978. Norman Kirk and his wife Ruth are both buried in the Waimate Cemetery. Vintage Chic 84 Queen Street, Waimate We have a lovely range of giftware, upcycled furniture, jewellery, accessories, linen, antiques, china, shabby chic and French provincial furniture and one off pieces. facebook.com/ vintagechicnewzealand 9am - 4pm Monday - Friday 9am - 1pm Saturday 84 Queen Street, Waimate PH 03 689 7400 When PaSSing thRough Waimate viSit one of the beSt bakeRieS in nZ all day breakfasts | sunday roasts pies | custard square | cold drinks sandwiches cakes | slices | coffee biscuits | pastries | bread rolls Relax & enjoy the ambience 25 Queen St, Waimate Ph: 03 689 6010 oPen 7 dayS butler’s berry farm & cafe - think berries, think butler’s Open 7 DayS Raspberries | Strawberries | Karaka Blackberries | Red & Black Currants | Gooseberries | Fruity Jams & Chutneys High quality fruit and produce Mouth watering berry inspired food it’s different, it’s delicious Ice-cream sundaes and superb coffee All freshly made with more fruit than sugar The place to stop for breakfasts, gourmet lunches and devonshire teas SH1, Waimate South Canterbury 03 689 5849 www.butlersberries.co.nz
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