Exploding mud, a giant metal dog & a town called Clive

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After our eye-opening stay at the pig farm we headed south towards NZ's capital, Wellington. On the way we stopped to take in some of the country's quirkier attractions. These included:

• Fishing for prawns and having our fingers nibbled by their offspring at the Huka Prawn Park
• Climbing a giant kiwi fruit
• Visiting the road sign bearing the longest place name in the world
• Marvelling at the giant corrugated iron sculptures in Tirau, the town of giant corrugated iron sculptures
• Witnessing exploding mud, steaming pavements and crazily coloured rock pools around Rotorua
• Enjoying a Big Mac inside the McDonalds aeroplane in Taupo
• Taking a tour of the art deco neighbourhood in Napier and staying in the equally deco Masonic hotel
• Sampling the wines made at The Mission Estate - a former seminary
  
• Being disturbed by the macabre dioramas of singing and dancing stuffed possums at Opossum World.

New Zealand, you are quite an odd country...