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Turakina Highland Games

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Turakina Highland Games

Two-year-old Isaac Grant, aided by his father Ian, attempts the Scottish Highlands practice of tossing the caber at the 2007 Highland games. Scots came to Turakina in significant numbers, and Highland (formerly known as Caledonian) games have been held annually since 1864.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – East of Whanganui, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18955/turakina-highland-games (accessed 24 June 2026).

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