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Whanganui War Memorial Hall

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Whanganui War Memorial Hall

Completed in 1960, Whanganui’s War Memorial Hall was a radical shift from previous civic buildings. It came to be seen as among the best examples of the modernist style in New Zealand architecture.

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Geoffrey Rice, City public spaces – Public spaces and public buildings, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22899/whanganui-war-memorial-hall (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Geoffrey Rice, published 6 April 2010.