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Kōrero: Bay of Plenty places

Mōtū River estuary

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Mōtū River estuary

This serene view belies a tragic incident that occurred on the Mōtū in 1900, when 16 children and two adults were drowned while crossing by canoe.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Shirley Williams

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Raukūmara Range, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/5754/motu-river-estuary (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.