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Woodsmen of Pūhoi

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Woodsmen of Pūhoi

Woodsman Joe Rauner rafts logs together so they can be sent downriver to the sea. Tōtara logs were shipped to Auckland for use as wharf piles.

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James N. Bade, Germans – Early settlements, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1006/woodsmen-of-puhoi (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by James N. Bade, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.