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New lease of life

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New lease of life

The White Swan Hotel in Greytown was originally the Railways Department administration building at Woburn, Lower Hutt. Moved to the town in six pieces in 2002–3, it was sensitively converted into a boutique hotel.

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa region – Arts and heritage, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12123/new-lease-of-life (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.