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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
So there was a few issues around...
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Obviously, council permissions and whatnot.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
But we are approaching Huntly.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Now, the latest bypass on this road, obviously, the theme for this route is bypass.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
It's the great bypass highway, isn't it, really?
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
And they've still got their Decker sign.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
This one's one of the greats.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
The Decker sign is still there.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
One of the great bypasses is this Huntly one because going through Huntly was a real shitter.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
A real bottleneck.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
So this was one of the positive bypasses, was it?
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Now, obviously most famous there, can you see those couple of cigarettes over there sticking up?
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
That is, of course, the Huntley Power Station.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Coal-fired power station.
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"Great Routes Of NZ: Rainbows End To The OutBack"
Used to be one of the biggest providers of power around this area.