Story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region

Early Pākehā settlement

Early Pākehā settlement

Pākehā settled first on the open land nearer the coast. It was not until the 1870s that the forests further inland were cleared.

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Manawatū and Horowhenua region - Māori and European newcomers, 1820–1870', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/map/9475/early-pakeha-settlement (accessed 16 April 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 Apr 2015