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Haurongo: Maxwell, Alice Heron

Alice Heron Maxwell, custodian of Te Papa mission station at Tauranga

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Alice Heron Maxwell, custodian of Te Papa mission station at Tauranga

For over 60 years, Alice Maxwell strove to preserve the historic Te Papa mission station (also known as The Elms), once home of her missionary forebears.

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Jinty Rorke. 'Maxwell, Alice Heron', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2716/alice-heron-maxwell-custodian-of-te-papa-mission-station-at-tauranga (accessed 4 June 2026).