Thread: Taumarunui

Originally Posted by DavidGunn

One thing I noticed about Taumarunui and Taihape is the houses have great stacks of firewood at every house...there will be a reason for this...and it is that reason I wouldn't live in either place.

Think you will find Taihape and Taumaranui firewood hoarders are mere amateurs compared to the Raetihi and Waiouru firewood professionals. Got a couple of minus 14's back in the day that kept the Waiouru plumbers frantic

Even remember skiing from Waiouru to the top of the Desert rd behind a mog once they closed the road; a foot of snow

But yeah, lots of those govt built (NZDF/NZFS/Education dept/NZED/MOW houses were pitifully fitted out. Solid timber frame, a log burner and a chip heater was all they had going for them. The fire's often went for 8-10 months of the year. Some only got carpeted in the late 80's.

Now I'm sure some veteran of Taumaranui will rock up and remind me they used to live in a cardboard box in the middle of the road.....