SH35: Will this be where a marlin is landed by a surfcaster?
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- Opotiki was one of the first parts of New Zealand to be settled by Maori, and these days close to 60 per cent of the town's population of around 5000 is Maori. A feature of the town is the main street which is decorated with the works of master carvers. Another feature is Hukutaia Domain which is a 5ha remnant of native forest, and which has more than 1500 varieties of native plants, including Taketakerau, a sacred puriri tree estimated to be 2500 years old.
- Opotiki was one of the first parts of New Zealand to be settled by Maori, and these days close to 60 per cent of the town's population of around 5000 is Maori. A feature of the town is the main street which is decorated with the works of master carvers. Another feature is Hukutaia Domain which is a 5ha remnant of native forest, and which has more than 1500 varieties of native plants, including Taketakerau, a sacred puriri tree estimated to be 2500 years old.