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‘The cliffs of Rangitikei’

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‘The cliffs of Rangitikei’

Artist Peter McIntyre often painted the curving river bed and spectacular white cliffs of the Rangitīkei valley, in the central North Island. His bold, evocative brushwork featured in a 1998 stamp issue.

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Reference: 1998 New Zealand Art - Peter McIntyre stamp issue

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Eileen McSaveney, Landscapes – overview – North Island main ranges, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/postage-stamp/13001/the-cliffs-of-rangitikei (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.