The main structures of ‘town’ appear to be an old church and related buildings. The Waiau river flows into Lake Manapouri and the dock is where tourists catch the lake ferry to travel across the lake, board a bus to travel over a pass, then board their boat for a trip of a lifetime on Doubtful Sound! The mural is on the wall of the library and displays a Tui with the white feather tufts on the throat, and a colorful Takahe. Takahe were considered extinct as of 1898 until a small population was found in the mountains nearby in 1948. They have been protected since and have recovered to about 500 birds currently.

The old church building houses ‘The Church Bar and Eatery’, built about 115 years ago and beautifully restored! We enjoyed a couple of beers at the pulpit!