Story: Manawatū and Horowhenua places

Māori in the Square

Māori in the Square

Māori gather in the Square at Palmerston North in 1884. At that time, the 15-year-old town’s population was around 2,000.

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Manawatū and Horowhenua places - Palmerston North', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/9425/maori-in-the-square (accessed 21 April 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 22 Apr 2015