In my hunt for towns in New Zealand to profile for the A to Z blogging challenge, I could find only two places that begin with ‘J’ and I couldn’t choose between them: Jack’s Point and Jacobs River. Both are in the lower South Island, both small, but they are very different.
I was able to find little about Jacobs River save that the tiny “Our Lady of the River” church marks the locality and the school which had been the focal point for the community was closed in 2013. Despite its remoteness, or perhaps because of it, fly fishers are still drawn to the area to enjoy their sport.
Jack’s Point, on the other hand, is a new resort village development six kilometres south of New Zealand’s iconic winter sport capital of Queenstown (more of that centre when we get to Q in the challenge).
For more information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobs_River,_New_Zealand
http://www.nzfishing.com/fishingwaters/west%20coast/wcfishingwaters/wcjacobs.htm
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%27s_Point
http://www.jackspoint.com/
And now the haiku:
Jack’s Point and Jacobs River
Begin with J, eh?
Jack’s Point and Jacobs River!
One new, one changing.
Caenys Kerr, Author 
really good
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Great post! I loved the haiku! Happy atozing! :)
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Hello! I’d love to visit NZ… I have a friend in Aukland, but it is SO FAR AWAY! ~Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
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Visiting for AtoZ challenge. Love reading about different places… NZ isn’t that far away… not when you are in Australia anyway. Hoping to visit there one day in the not too distant future
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It’s worth the effort! Thanks for reading the blog.
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I’ve never been to New Zealand, but one day I’d like to visit. Who knows?
Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
Tossing It Out
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I hope you can!
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