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Memorial plaque, Coronation Reserve

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Memorial plaque, Coronation Reserve

This plaque at Coronation Reserve, Whangawehi, on Māhia Peninsula, marks a hollow rock that was used as a baptismal font in 1842. The Anglican missionary William Williams baptised 245 people there.

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Mere Whaanga, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine – Significant places, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/253/memorial-plaque-coronation-reserve (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 4 March 2009, updated 10 February 2015.