Te Awamutu

Recently some have asked about my hometown in New Zealand. Here's a little bit of information about Te Awamutu (テアワムトゥ).

Te Awamutu is located in the North Island, 30km south of Hamilton and about 150km south of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. http://www.teawamutu.co.nz/info/maps/location.html

The town is a farming service center for the many surrounding diary farms which produce milk and has a population of about 12,000 people (I'm not sure how many cows, but definitely more than 12,000).

It's easy to get around town and check out some nice parks, including a velodrome for keirin-style bicycle racingF, while a short drive will get you to New Zealand's longest river, Waitomo Caves and the Kiwi House I introduced a few blogs back. An hour or so drive will take you to some beautiful beaches and great waves if you are into surfing, with the North Island's highest mountain, Mt. Ruapehu, which has three skifields, only three hour's drive.

For a virtual tour around the town, click here http://www.teawamutu.co.nz/vta

For more information, click here http://www.teawamutu.co.nz/info/

For the latest and past editions of the local newspaper, click here http://www.teawamutu.co.nz/courier/ and choose one of the papers.