Some 800 Scottish settlers made their home at Waipū from 1854, bringing with them precious mementoes such as this book of Highland music. Their leader, Norman McLeod, was both charismatic and fanatical, preaching hellfire and demanding subservience from his followers. Listen to a descendant of one of the settlers describe her grandfather's experience of McLeod’s strict rules.
Sound file from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright. To request a copy of the recording, contact Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero (Spectrum 235 – the little place on the way/Reference number CDR984).
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Waipū Heritage Centre
Photograph by Shirley Williams
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