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Kōrero: Wellington region

Beach holiday

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Beach holiday

From the early 20th century the Kāpiti Coast began to attract Wellingtonians seeking a beach holiday. This is the Vaughan family camping at Maclean’s ‘whare’ (hut) at Paraparaumu Beach in 1914. The hilltops of Kāpiti Island are visible in the background.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, J. M. Daley Collection

Reference: 1/2-071043; F

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Chris Maclean, Wellington region – Boom and bust: 1900–1940, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13254/beach-holiday (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Chris Maclean, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.