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Kōrero: Volcanic Plateau region

Remains of the Te Mu church

Remains of the Te Mu church

Mission work at Te Wairoa ceased during the 1860s wars. Twenty years later the church still stood, covered with ivy, and it was occasionally used for services. In 1886 it was destroyed by the eruption of Mt Tarawera.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Railways Collection (PAColl-5167)

Reference: 1/1-003887; G

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Malcolm McKinnon, Volcanic Plateau region – War and peace – the 19th century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15150/remains-of-the-te-mu-church (accessed 4 June 2026).

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