I posted a similar photo a couple of years ago of our local dairy. This one, taken this morning in a lovely morning light, is noticeable because the bank of red post office boxes that used to adorn the left-hand side of the diary is now gone. They have all been moved to Johnsonville. A sign of the times, but I still feel a sense of loss.
Ngaio (Myoporum laetum)
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_The Evening Post_, 20 November 1924:
RIGHT-OF-WAY WANTED
For some time past, residents of #Ngaio have taken advantage of a short cut across vacant land to #Wadestown, and so to the city by tram, but notice has now been given by the owners of the land that the practice must be discontinued. Representations have accordingly been made to the City Council by those concerned that such a means of access is of very considerable convenience, and value to residents of Ngaio, and they are therefore asking that the council should consider the provision of a public way
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19241120.2.85
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Breaking bird news - Titipounamu, NZ's smallest bird, spotted in Ngaio.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/04/22/nzs-smallest-bird-rarely-seen-in-wellington-spotted-in-ngaio/
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I had no idea Ngaio berries were so bright bluish purple. Photo taken in Lyall Bay.
ngaio: (noun) ngaio, Myoporum laetum - a small tree with poisonous leaves and fruit. The leaves have pale, dot-like oil glands which are visible when held up to the light. The timber is white. The small white flowers have purple markings. Found throughout coastal areas of the North and South Islands, except for Southland.
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