We took a [very] back country route on our way home today from Dunedin, meandering back to Balclutha from Manuka Gorge via Hillend. We both enjoyed our exploration of the countryside and I loved seeing this old school at Hillend. It has a dual-purpose tennis and netball court and miscellaneous pieces of playground equipment. I think it may have been named Stony Creek School in its time. Also, Hillend still boasts a community hall and we could see work being done on it (thanks in large part to the Provincial Growth Fund I believe).
Hillend, Clutha District, New Zealand. Click on any photo to enlarge.
Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2021)
Exploring Colour 
Your mention of Manuka Gorge reminded me that on our drive to the Auckland airport to fly back to Texas in 2017 we stopped at a supermarket and spent most of our remaining NZ currency buying containers of manuka honey. We’ve gradually used them up and are part-way through our last one now. Manuka honey is available in some stores here but of course it costs a good deal more than over there.
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It’s funny in a way because we don’t buy the more expensive manuka honey being quite content with the locally produced clover honey 🙂
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That looks like a tiny school – I wonder how many pupils it was built for?
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I wondered that myself but haven’t found any information easily available. Such a cute little building!
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