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Kōrero: Whanganui places

Mangaweka

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Mangaweka

State Highway 1 was rerouted to bypass Mangaweka in the late 1970s. Robin White’s painting was done in 1974, but in the early 2000s Mangaweka looked much the same, with old wooden buildings and pick-up trucks.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

Reference: 1975/50

by Robin White

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

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – Taihape district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/18983/mangaweka (accessed 24 June 2026).

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