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Kaiapoi rug

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Kaiapoi rug

One of the most important industries in Kaiapoi was the Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company, which operated for over a century from the 1870s. Woollen goods were exported and used locally, and many homes had a rug such as this one.

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John Wilson, Canterbury places – Kaiapoi district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10192/kaiapoi-rug (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.