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Whanganui Māori leaving Pākaitore

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Whanganui Māori leaving Pākaitore

In the early morning, exactly 79 days after occupying Pākaitore, Whanganui Māori were led by Niko Tangaroa off the site and over the Whanganui bridge.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

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David Young, Whanganui tribes – The 20th and 21st centuries, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2202/whanganui-maori-leaving-pakaitore (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by David Young, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.