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General post office, Hāwera

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General post office, Hāwera

In larger country towns like Hāwera, the post office was one of the most dignified buildings, and was usually on the main street. In many cases it also had a prominent clock.

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Jock Phillips, Country towns – Towns and the farm economy, 1870–1920, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19401/general-post-office-hawera (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.