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Ōpōtiki township

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Ōpōtiki township

This view shows Church Street at its junction with Elliot Street. The impressive pou (carved post) depicts a variety of activities from the 19th-century settlement of the district, including agriculture, horticulture and trading.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty places – Ōpōtiki, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5746/opotiki-township (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.

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Koro Ngametuangaro
27 September 2011
that photo's old because our town has changed lovely OPOTIKI