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Kōrero: Southland region

Burt Munro

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Burt Munro

Southlander Burt Munro (1899–1978) achieved fame for his record-setting times on Indian motorcycles, which he raced in New Zealand throughout his life and in the United States in the 1960s.

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Southland Museum and Art Gallery

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David Grant, Southland region – Sport and recreation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/20146/burt-munro (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Grant, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.