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Kōrero: Manawatū and Horowhenua region

Early Pākehā settlement

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Early Pākehā settlement

Pākehā settled first on the open land nearer the coast. It was not until the 1870s that the forests further inland were cleared.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region – Māori and European newcomers, 1820–1870, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/9475/early-pakeha-settlement (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 April 2015.