New Zealand - Whangarei - Whangarei railway station - Trains on the tracks and passengers waiting on the platform - Photographer: Radcliffe, Frederick George New Zealand Railway - Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network - With a nationwide network of 4,128 km of track linking most major cities in the North and South Islands - Connected by inter-island rail and road ferries - Has a particular focus on bulk freight exports and imports - 18 million net tonnes moved by rail annually (Reference: Wikipedia) Whangarei - The regional capital of Northland Region - Population estimated to be 58,700 in June 2018 (an increase from 47,000 in 2001) - The Māori iwi Ngāpuhi occupied Whangarei from the early 19th century - Captain James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour were the first Europeans to sight the Whangarei Harbour entrance. - The volcanid come, Mt Parihaka (241 m to the northeast of the city centre), is about 20 million years old - The Hatea River flows south through the city and empties into Whangarei Harbour. (Reference: Wikipedia) -------------------- Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 35-R1947 http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2FHeritageImages%2Findex.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=heritageimages&QF0=ID&NP=2&RF=HIORecordSearch&MR=5&QI0=%3D%2235-R1947%22