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Waipū House of Memories

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Waipū House of Memories

The Waipū House of Memories contains many relics of Waipū’s Scottish heritage. The settlement was founded by Scottish immigrants from Nova Scotia under the leadership of the dour but charismatic preacher Norman McLeod, who exerted a strict control over his followers.

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Claudia Orange, Northland places – Bream Bay and environs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7891/waipu-house-of-memories (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.