In 2001 Picton Village Bakkerij was opened and since then it has won many awards including New Zealand’s best South Island bakery, which was won multiple times.
“A lot of these kids are bilingual and some even trilingual. We think it’s fantastic that we can teach them about their heritage and give them an opportunity to keep up with their Dutch culture."
"The night of my first football practice, was a great experience for me to learrn about one of New Zealand's most important sports activities. The biggest surprise came when I sa the football, I had never seen such a funny shaped ball."
"The mill has been a real community project. It was built with local support and survived for years with one miller and volunteers who were running it."