Lunch & a longer walk happened at Te Kuiti, home of the BIG shearer, and the Sir Colin Meads statue & exhibition. Good lunch at Town & Country Food. Rusty metal sheep all over main street. Stained glass & Maori art exhibit.
The last pit stop of our 9 day road trip was at a service centre at Bombay Hills. There was a Four Square grocer, so we scouted out take aways for our return to our Auckland home.