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Bushy Park

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Bushy Park

Bushy Park homestead, with its classical lines, was designed by C. T. Natusch for Frank Moore in 1906. Bushy Park, north-east of Whanganui city, was bequeathed to the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society in 1962, and has been managed by a trust since 1994.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, F. J. Denton Collection

Reference: 1/1-016916;G

by Frank J. Denton

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – West of Whanganui, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18947/bushy-park (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.