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Pūtiki church and Mete Kīngi’s house

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Pūtiki church and Mete Kīngi’s house

The missionary Richard Taylor, who served at Pūtiki from 1843 to 1866, made this pencil and ink drawing in 1858 of the mission church at the settlement and the house of its most prominent chief, Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi. It shows fenced gardens, and elements of both European and Māori architecture in Mete Kīngi’s house.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Whanganui Historical Society

Reference: NON-ATL-0130

by Richard Taylor

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – European settlement, 1840–1860, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19020/putiki-church-and-mete-kingis-house (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.