Huntly, Towns in New Zealand

Road trip, Huntly, Towns in New Zealand

Phillip had a two weeks school holiday in April, so we decided to visit the Hamilton gardens in Hamilton city. On the way back to Auckland we passed through and stopped by the small town Huntley. Huntly is next to Waikato River and it has several lakes and parks with picturesque walkways, all surrounded by rich farmland. The information below is from the website https://www.newzealand.com/int/huntly/ "The coal town of Huntly makes an interesting stop between Auckland and Hamilton. Huntly is the site of a massive coal-fired power station. It was once a major source of coal – the open cast coal mine produced around 10,000 tonnes a day when it was fully operational. Coal was first discovered here in 1842 by a local reverend. In the 1860s, one of the seams was opened up to provide coal for the river boats using the Waikato River. There are several farmstays in the area along with several great walking trails including Lake Hakanoa, an easy 45-minute loop walk taking in picturesque lake surrounds."