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Story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region

Page 17. All images & media

From page 1 - Overview

From page 2 - Features of the landscape

From page 3 - Human impact on the environment

From page 4 - Early Māori history

From page 5 - Māori and European newcomers, 1820–1870

From page 6 - Rapid change: 1870–1880

From page 7 - Unsettled times: 1880–1910

From page 8 - Heyday: 1910s to 1960s

From page 9 - Challenges: 1960s to 2000s

From page 10 - Population

From page 11 - Government

From page 12 - Leisure

From page 13 - Culture and heritage to 1940

From page 14 - Culture and heritage since 1940

How to cite this page

Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/15337/media (accessed 4 June 2026).

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