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Kōrero: Other Western Europeans

Manuel José’s olive tree

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Manuel José’s olive tree

In 1980 an olive tree planted by Spaniard Manuel José was discovered at the East Cape settlement of Te Awanui, where he ran a trading station from 1861. In this photograph, descendants stand beneath the tree.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

McConnell family

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Wilson, Other Western Europeans – Spain and Portugal, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3823/manuel-joses-olive-tree (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.