Ohura – a ghost town with 120 people in North Island, New Zealand

Ohura is certainly a ghost town. It boasts of a population of just 120, it does not have enough power, or internet, or jobs and is a place where time has almost stands still. The town is on the banks of the Mangaroa River in the North Island of New Zealand, more than 40-Km from civilization and is accessible only by a dirt path.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 18 July 2015.

Ohura is an enclave of low-cost truck homes and ancient shops that rarely open and, it has been practically abandoned by the government. The dwindling town and its people have to fend for themselves.
Many of the houses have no power, only a few have internet, and government benefits are unavailable because there are no jobs to look for- even the prison has closed down.
The town once was a thriving epicenter built around a strong mining industry and has now been reduced to a veritable 'ghost town'. The main industry was coal mines since the 1930's and gradually developed into a major township over the next 40 years. But, with the closure of state-owned mines in the early 1970's, it was goodbye to a large proportion of the town's businesses and services. The last mine shut shop in 1990.
It is difficult to imagine such a scenario in the 21st century but, it is all for real.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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