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Kōrero: Whanganui region

Whanganui town, 1850s

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Whanganui town, 1850s

Seen from across the river in the 1850s, Whanganui had grown steadily since tension with upriver Māori ended in 1847.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Tesla Studios Collection (PAColl-3046)

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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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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – European settlement, 1840–1860, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19025/whanganui-town-1850s (accessed 26 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Diana Beaglehole, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.