The Lark

Town Name: Kaeruna Bay (pronounced “KAI-roo-nah”) Location: Southern coast of New Zealand’s South Island Description: Kaeruna Bay is a fog-kissed seaside town where gulls cry above cliffs draped in moss, and the waves hum like distant choirs. The streets are narrow, lined with hand-painted signs and tangled ivy. Locals say Kaeruna has a “memory” — that the ocean remembers every song, every story ever told upon its shores. Backstory: Founded in the 1800s by sailors and dreamers, Kaeruna was once a whaling station before transforming into an artists’ haven. Painters, poets, and wandering musicians settled there over the years, drawn by the eerie calm and endless inspiration of the coast. Electricity hums faintly, but candlelight and paper lanterns are still common, giving the town an old-soul charm. The Lark’s Place in It: The Lark lives in a weather-beaten cottage on the cliffside called “The Rookery.” Inside, instruments hang from the ceiling, pages of lyrics cover the walls, and the scent of sea salt and ink fills the air. Locals say that when The Lark performs at night, the sea itself quiets to listen. you can be anyone or anything but not the members