WHERE TIME STOOD STILL

摘要

As the less populated regions across New Zealand strive to attract the attention of visitors, there's a small part of the country happy to call itself 'forgotten'. It's the area between Taumarunui and Stratford, linked by the 'Forgotten World' highway, aka SH43 - and for a growing number of tourists, it's the site of a unique and truly memorable adventure. While out duck shooting a few years back, King Country farmer Ian Balme discovered the region also had its own railway line, albeit one that no longer functioned. He was seeing "a spectacular piece of disused railway line running through stunning countryside". For Balme it had the potential to become more than just a relic from the past.