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Presbyterian Māori missions: Ruatāhuna

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Presbyterian Māori missions: Ruatāhuna

The first Presbyterian mission house at Ruatāhuna, in the Urewera, was built of traditional local materials by its missionaries, H. Fletcher and John Laughton. It was completed in June 1918, when this photo was taken.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Sister Annie Henry Collection (PAColl-6098)

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Hirini Kaa, Ngā hāhi – Māori and Christian denominations – Presbyterian Church, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30622/presbyterian-maori-missions-ruatahuna (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hirini Kaa, published 7 April 2011, updated 1 March 2017.