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Kōrero: Whanganui places

‘Atene, Whanganui River’

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‘Atene, Whanganui River’

In this 1980 acrylic painting Alan Taylor places the Whanganui River settlement of Ātene (Athens) among oversized birds, vivid flowers and other plants, and a richly coloured sky and landscape. Ātene’s church is visible in the distance.

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Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki, Chartwell Collection

Reference: C1994/1/66

by Alan Taylor

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – River settlements, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/18963/atene-whanganui-river (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Diana Beaglehole, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.