New Zealand - Eketahuna - The view looks south showing the main State Highway passing through the octagon-shaped business area #604558 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 Whites Pictorial Reference of New Zealand: Representative Airviews of New Zealand Cities and Boroughs - Whites Pictorial Reference has been produced to tell a new story - a modern story. Aerial photography has been utilised to show where New Zealanders live and the countryside from which comes their wealth. Most important, it also illustrates most vividly the Dominion's growing cities and towns, but perhaps more to the point it shows that there is still plenty of room for further development... Author: White Leo (compiled) Click the link provided at the top to purchase the book through the MAD on New Zealand Shop - Supporting New Zealand Authors and Artists