Yes!

Yes, those are American flags on the side of a New Zealand road!

It's time for the yearly round of American muscle cars gathering together

 and touring Taranaki!

This year it's the 24-27 of February.

The main street of each town is closed and the cars fill the street.

The sheer number of cars is mind-boggling!

Stratford kids get out of school each year to come see the cars. 

Click here for photos of past the events.

Huiakama School

We came across this school on our backroad journey along the

Forgotten World Highway. The first thing you see beside the sign is a bus shed.

The original building is on the left.

The space in front of the water tank looks like it could be a garden.

The football field has other uses, too!

Click here if you are interesting in knowing more about the school.

Flock House, NZ

 These photos were taken in 2015.

Flock House, near Bulls, in the Manawatu, was founded in 1924.

It was first used to accommodate and train the sons of British Naval personnel who died during World War I.

In 1947, the school was opened to New Zealand boys aged between 14 and 18 years who wanted to gain an education in farming.https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/commercial-property/6796032/Flock-House-has-huge-potential

Below are links with some history of the place.

https://agresearch.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/214

http://anecdotesofexplorers.com/flock-house/

https://www.genebug.net/flock.html

The property (as I understand it) has been 'returned' to the Maori people and sits along with many other properties dotting the countryside--mostly schools that have closed-- that are returned and sit derelict.

St Alban's Taueru

 

This unusual little church near Masterton was opened in 1905.

Here's the only information I could find, in the form of a newspaper article.