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Historic Whangamomona Hotel
Isolated Whangamomona (population 126), Forgotten World Highway, central North Island New Zealand. The first hotel was built in 1902 but burnt down in 1910. A replacement was built in 1911 featuring 11 double rooms and a dining room seating 48. The hotel is registered as a Category 2 Historic Place on the Heritage New Zealand list.
When in 1989 regional boundaries were redrawn moving Whangamomona between regions, the residents were so incensed that they declared themselves the 'Republic of Whangamomona' and appointed their own President. Although only a protest the town continues to celebrate Republic Day every second year.
Historic Whangamomona Hotel
Isolated Whangamomona (population 126), Forgotten World Highway, central North Island New Zealand. The first hotel was built in 1902 but burnt down in 1910. A replacement was built in 1911 featuring 11 double rooms and a dining room seating 48. The hotel is registered as a Category 2 Historic Place on the Heritage New Zealand list.
When in 1989 regional boundaries were redrawn moving Whangamomona between regions, the residents were so incensed that they declared themselves the 'Republic of Whangamomona' and appointed their own President. Although only a protest the town continues to celebrate Republic Day every second year.