Story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region
Page 17. All images & media
From page 1 - Overview
From page 2 - Features of the landscape
From page 3 - Human impact on the environment
From page 4 - Early Māori history
From page 5 - Māori and European newcomers, 1820–1870
From page 6 - Rapid change: 1870–1880
From page 7 - Unsettled times: 1880–1910
From page 8 - Heyday: 1910s to 1960s
From page 9 - Challenges: 1960s to 2000s
From page 10 - Population
From page 11 - Government
From page 12 - Leisure
From page 13 - Culture and heritage to 1940
From page 14 - Culture and heritage since 1940
How to cite this page
Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/15337/media (accessed 4 June 2026).
Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 April 2015.