Kawakawa

Kawakawa is an old coal mining town, and looks a bit like something from the wild west, the train track runs down the middle of the road.
There is a world famous Hunderwasser public toilet named after the designer. There are a number of bit of street art and a museum in the same style.
We stopped the night in the free site around the back of the library. 
Having a little bit of a thirst we headed to the Klondike Bar for our first taste of New Zealand beer. Beautiful. 

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