Next: the Shire in Matamata. Matamata is only an hour or so from Rotorua. I made it there by a little after 9:00 and then drove around looking for anything Shirelike. There were no signs indicating directions, but after a few minutes I found this. This is the Matamata i-Site building. i-Site is New Zealand’s … Continue reading Matamata and the Shire