Paying with cash, reading books and playing boardgames to pass the time - you'd be forgiven for thinking it's a bach holiday or a childhood from times gone by.
Instead, it's the central North Island town of Taumarunui. Most residents have been without broadband or WiFi for two days because of a fault with the area's fibre cable.
As Niva Chittock reports, there's no knowing when it'll be fixed.
