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Murupara, 2005

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Murupara, 2005

Murupara has suffered a decline in population since the 1970s. Job losses in the 1980s and subsequent high unemployment have contributed to this trend.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – The middle Rangitāiki, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8426/murupara-2005 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.