READ MORE* Foxton main street upgrade nearing end, at last* Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom Dutch and Kiwi cultural centre opens in Foxton* Return of old flavour as Foxton Fizz turns 100Oh, and flax. Despite appearances of a busy road through the middle, Foxton is about as stereotypically sleepy Kiwi small town as it gets. I am struck with equal parts irony and nostalgia that now as an adult, I find myself spending time back in this little Kiwi town. DAVID UNWIN/STUFF Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom Te Takere is one of the jewels in Foxton's crown. Foxton – "The Fox Town" – is undergoing what other "dying" small towns like Featherston are experiencing – a gentrification of sorts.

Source: Stuff November 04, 2018 20:37 UTC