Mediawatch's Colin Peacock recently spoke on RNZ Nights about the life and times of the small North Island town of Herbertville and the stoush involving the publican of the nearby Wimbledon Hotel, who has described the area and its locals in some fairly colourful terms.
That conversation followed on from an earlier chat host Emile Donovan had with former Mediawatch staffer Hayden Donnell last year
This whole exchange has now been immortalised in Nights listener and writer Simon Burt's book Route 52, which includes two chapters centred on Herbertville.
Herbertville is featured in the book Route 52 by Simon Burt Photo: Simon Burt
