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Ormondville station in southern Hawke’s Bay, built in 1880, is one of a handful of early wooden rail buildings that have been preserved thanks to community efforts. Since the closure, in 2001, of the region’s last passenger service, the Bay Express, the station has offered ‘unique boutique accommodation’ for tourists.
Miriam Gibson
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