Invercargill Truck Museum

[rastuscat]

Orepuki Cafe, fish pie to die for.

Thats the one. Mum was born in Tuatapere, Dad in Athol. I was born in Nightcaps. Southern water runs in my veins.

[98tls]

23rd nov, motorcycle mecca is to open to the public

Will take a drive down that weekend for a gander i think.

[russd7]

haven't decided yet whether i want to get in the door as soon as it opens or wait till after the burt and all the out o towners have cleared off

[rastuscat]

haven't decided yet whether i want to get in the door as soon as it opens or wait till after the burt and all the out o towners have cleared off

It's like a movie premiere. The movie is just as good a month later.

This museum will be iconic.

[granstar]

haven't decided yet whether i want to get in the door as soon as it opens or wait till after the burt and all the out o towners have cleared off

Said the out of towner

[russd7]

Said the out of towner

shadup, i been in southland for eleven years now and SWMBO does have rellies buried in the Orepuki cemetery even if it was from the end of the 1800s.

[rastuscat]

shadup, i been in southland for eleven years now and SWMBO does have rellies buried in the Orepuki cemetery even if it was from the end of the 1800s.

The Tuatapere cemetery is full of my Whanau. Greetings, congrats on your choice of SWMBO

[russd7]

The Tuatapere cemetery is full of my Whanau. Greetings, congrats on your choice of SWMBO

funny story that tho, we had been down in puki for a couple of years before we found out that she had rellies buried there, seems her fathers grandparents were married in puki then hoofed it up to takaka.

real tiny country this one we live in, that same xmas that we found that out we also discovered another lady that we new there had gone to Te Puke high school the year between myself and my brother

[granstar]

shadup, i been in southland for eleven years now and SWMBO does have rellies buried in the Orepuki cemetery even if it was from the end of the 1800s.

Overstayer, tourist, or wanna be, but then 11 years and managed to say "shadup" while rolling your R's, guess congratulations are in order to becoming an official citizen of this special part of godzone, the initiation fee is the usual (24 pack) Do realise you will never be a native, your not the sheep shaggin type.

[Hemi Makutu]

Not so sure about that. Half a rainy day to kill so took the kids there. Was it $15 each for them? Can't remember but whatever it was it was too much for them to play with some shitty old Lego and look at some broken pedal cars.

As an adult it is great, world class and a must see if you like the internal combustion engine. But drop the wife and kids off to see the animals at Queens Park first.


How do you pronounce it anywhere else?

Ever play Pac Man? Do you recall the " Owakawakawaka " - sound effect?

[Old Steve]

My birth mother was born in Owaka, except they pronounce it O- whacker down that way.

[russd7]

Overstayer, tourist, or wanna be, but then 11 years and managed to say "shadup" while rolling your R's, guess congratulations are in order to becoming an official citizen of this special part of godzone, the initiation fee is the usual (24 pack) Do realise you will never be a native, your not the sheep shaggin type.

i do have some maverick that some miserable bugger left in my fridge, failing that i always have a small variety of ales on the chill

[Berries]

My birth mother was born in Owaka, except they pronounce it O- whacker down that way.

That didn't make sense the first time you wrote it and it hasn't got any better.

How is Owaka pronounced if not O-whacker?

Genuinely interested now in how it is pronounced up your way. Oh-fokka?

[Bass]

My sister-in-law applied for the manager's job there recently. She has a very strong CV and stood a good chance.
To my shame, I haven't checked to see what the outcome was.

I checked - she got the job

[rastuscat]

I checked - she got the job

Always nice to get some good news.