New Zealand - Cars - The first motor car to stop in Eketahuna - 1903 The automotive industry in New Zealand - Supplies a market which has always had one of the world's highest car ownership ratios - The distributors of new cars are essentially the former owners of the assembly businesses. - At the dealership level they have maintained their old retail chains in spite of the establishment of the many new independent businesses built since the 1980s by specialists in used imports from Japan. - Toyota entered into direct competition with those used-import businesses refurbishing old Toyotas from Japan and selling them through their own dealers as a special line. - The nation's car fleet is accordingly somewhat older than in most developed countries. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_New_Zealand) Eketahuna - A rural service town, the most southerly in the Tararua District - Called Mellemskov, but was renamed soon after its founding - Colloquially known as Jackeytown - The 2013 census recorded Eketahuna's population at 441; - Located at the foot of the Tararua Ranges - Considered by some to be the stereotypical rural New Zealand town - Occasionally used in conversation to represent "the real New Zealand" - The Mount Bruce bird sanctuary is located to the south of the town. Reference: Wikipedia ------------------------ Image source: Item from Collection: Eketahuna: Photographs (02-285) https://masterton.spydus.co.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/ARCENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=561800