Fire destroys Paihia waterfront landmark
There was heartbreak in Northland today after fire destroyed a landmark which has graced the Paihia waterfront for more than 50 years. Once Kelly Tarlton's Museum of Shipwrecks and later a popular restaurant, the Tui had fallen into disrepair in recent years, but it was just about to get a new lease of life. Peter de Graaf reports.
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