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Kōrero: Whanganui places

Gold fever

The Wanganui Gold Mining and Investment Company was formed in 1869 to operate in the Kaimanawa Mountains. Many Whanganui residents bought shares in the company – but no gold was ever found in the range, or anywhere else in the Whanganui region.

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Wanganui District Library

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – Inland Pātea, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/18976/gold-fever (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Diana Beaglehole, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.