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Story: Wairarapa places

‘Wairarapa Lake’

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‘Wairarapa Lake’

This view towards Lake Wairarapa was painted by Charles Barraud in 1875. Abbots Creek is in the middle distance, with the houses of Featherston behind.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PUBL-0016-04

by Charles Decimus Barraud

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

Ben Schrader, Wairarapa places – Wairarapa lakes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/12049/wairarapa-lake (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 2 March 2009, updated 11 June 2015.