DESIGN PARADIGM

Possibly more commonly known as Russian Nesting Dolls, Matryoshka are a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside the other.
The Matryoshka principle is the metaphoric description of a design paradigm, meaning a single object that changes configuration.

I suppose therefore I could,very loosely,use the design paradigm term when describing the area in which I live. Whilst not an object, Opotiki can meet the definition of configuration inasmuchas there are shapes and aspects that are produced by the relative positioning of their parts.

I know that is definitely pushing the boundaries, but a little literary license is allowed.

We have buildings that are historic,with exteriors that belie interiors.

We have a harbour that appears and disappears.

We have an ocean that can be calm and quiet,and then as fierce and loud as thunder.

We have rivers that spawn whitebait that then become golden fritters.

We have soil that produce bountiful gardens.

Etc, etc, etc.

As we all know, nothing is exactly what it seems at first glance.

I believe Opotiki is a design paradigm of significant proportions, in all shapes and aspects, and metaphorically speaking.