Kaitieke Stock Yards
These are located at the junction of the Upper and Lower Retaruke Roads 39°05.55′S 175°14.87′E / 39.0925°S 175.24783°E / -39.0925; 175.24783. There stands the World War I memorial, a set of stock yards for auctioning of sheep stock, and a defunct manual telephone exchange.
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