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The small town of Ruawai on the west coast of Northland, is known as the "Kumara Capital" of New Zealand. It's where you'll find "Elle Cee" cafe & Bar" - a former gas station on the main drag.

"Riverside Cafe" is located in the beautiful Moutere Valley, north of Nelson. It is owned and operated by of the Riverside Community, set up by Pacifists after the Second World War.

"Humbug Cafe" is down a side road in New Lynn, in the middle of West Auckland suburbia but they've been a huge hit with customers since day one.

Matamata is a rural town in the central North Island. Movie fans know it as a location for "The Hobbit" and "Lord Of The Rings" movies but for racing fans Matamata is the heart of the NZ Bloodstock industry.

Napier is home to "The Kitchen Table" - a retro-style cafe set inside the "Hawkes Bay Photographers Gallery." The gallery is run by photographer Shayne Jeffarres and the cafe is run by his wife, Catherine.

The Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Flat Bush, south-east Auckland is an impressive sight.

Julie visits 3 different cafes to see how they're doing 18 months after the fatal earthquakes.

Great Barrier or Aotea, is 90 kms north of Auckland in the Hauraki Gulf. Just 850 people live here permanently- in an area half the size of Auckland City.