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Kōrero: Germans

A view of Halcombe, Rangitīkei district, about 1878

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A view of Halcombe, Rangitīkei district, about 1878

During the 1870s in the Wellington region, the towns of Halcombe, Rongotea and Carterton all had large concentrations of German immigrants.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-226-009

by Edith Stanway Halcombe

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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James N. Bade, Germans – 1870s: recruited settlers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/546/a-view-of-halcombe-rangitikei-district-about-1878 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā James N. Bade, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.