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Kōrero: Manawatū and Horowhenua region

Moutoa floodgates

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Moutoa floodgates

The Moutoa floodgates, shown here under construction, were built between 1959 and 1962 to control floods on the Manawatū River.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: 1/2-035226

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region – Human impact on the environment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9470/moutoa-floodgates (accessed 4 June 2026).

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