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Tapestry in Matawhero church

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Tapestry in Matawhero church

This church at Matawhero, just outside Gisborne, has been in continuous use by the Presbyterian Church since 1872. This tapestry includes a series of items about the history of the church, of Matawhero, and of Poverty Bay and the East Coast generally.

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Monty Soutar, East Coast places – Poverty Bay flats, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33536/tapestry-in-matawhero-church (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Monty Soutar, published 23 August 2011, updated 1 March 2015.