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Kōrero: Whanganui places

Jerusalem commune, 1971

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Jerusalem commune, 1971

In 1969 poet James K. Baxter set up a commune at Jerusalem (Hiruhārama), on the Whanganui River, where he lived for periods until 1972, the year of his death. Baxter’s charisma drew many young people to the commune.

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Ans Westra Photographs

by Ans Westra

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – River settlements, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19170/jerusalem-commune-1971 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Diana Beaglehole, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.