New Zealand s top drop? The Kiwi public toilet that lures in thousands of tourists
6 Apr, 2021 02:54 AM
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Around 250,000 people visit this toilet each year. Photo / Instagram
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By: Amy Nelmes Bissett, with additional reporting
When it comes to New Zealand, the country is packed with bucket-list spots to visit. There s the breathtaking fjord-land, those pristine beaches and 60 million sheep nestled in that seriously green countryside.
But a toilet tucked away in a remote town in an even remoter stretch of the North Island? It seems so. In fact, a staggering 250,000 tourist traipse-up through the guts of the country to Kawakawa, a town found five-hours north of Auckland, to visit a toilet block each year.
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