Cruise of the Ladybug: Tea Anyone?

I love my cup of tea and brought the car to a grinding halt when we passed Teapot Land in Owaka, on the Catlins coast. The owner, Graham, has a collection of 863 teapots of all shapes and sizes in his front garden. He invites people to admire and photograph them, for a small donation. Funnily enough he prefers coffee to tea!

Some he has bought, while others were donated for a good cause. Most are in fine shape but a few lack a spout or handle. There is something for everyone - animals in cute clothes, country cottages, cars and double-decker buses. Graham is in it purely for fun and discourages collectors from taking his precious pots by drilling a hole in the base of his more desirable pots. Every Autumn he takes several days to pack the collection, bringing it out again for the summer season.