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Kōrero: Veterans’ assistance

Soldier settlement: land at Tāpapa

This 1917 Lands and Survey map depicts a block of land for sale or lease to returning veterans of the First World War. It shows the proposed Tāpapa settlement near Tīrau, between Hamilton and Rotorua. Returned soldiers' settlements such as this were intended to provide both financial support and rehabilitation for traumatised veterans.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: NZ Map 4440

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Mark Derby, Veterans’ assistance – Economic rehabilitation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/31963/soldier-settlement-land-at-tapapa (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 14 March 2012.