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Māori church, Taumutu

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Māori church, Taumutu

The Wesleyan church at the tiny settlement of Taumutu was built in 1885 and named the Hōne Wētere (John Wesley) Church. Its congregation (shown here in 1899) consisted mainly of Māori families engaged in commercial fishing at nearby Lake Ellesmere.

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Reference: Selwyn P7030165

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John Wilson, Canterbury places – Ellesmere district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10270/maori-church-taumutu (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.