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Ngāmatea station

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Ngāmatea station

Dogs’ kennels, shepherds’ quarters and other buildings are captured in Colin Wheeler’s painting of the homestead area at Ngāmatea Station, one of the largest and most remote in the North Island.

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Reference: Wheeler, Colin. Historic sheep stations of the North Island. Wellington: Reed, 1973, p. 53.

by Colin Wheeler

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – Inland Pātea, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/19153/ngamatea-station (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.