People from Hawera get around

This is a phrase Jason has reiterated several times recently. Having come from Hawera himself, he should know. While this phrase lends itself to a sexual suggestion, I’m referring to it in a more global sense. In other words, people from Hawera travel far and wide and can be found anywhere. Prime example, I was chatting with a patient Tuesday afternoon and mentioned that I was moving up to Hamilton as I’d met a nice kiwi bloke. She replied that all the American women like our kiwi men, and one had actually taken hold of her son and convinced him to move to the states. Inquiring as to where they were living, she replied, “Caldwell, Idaho.” You can imagine my surprise. Not only was he living in the states, but in a town not 45 minutes from where I grew up. Without sounding mean, a fare number of people from the states don’t even have a good concept of where Idaho is located, but this lady from a wee town in New Zealand knew all about it.