Skip to main content

Story: Other Western Europeans

Manuel José’s olive tree

Image
Manuel José’s olive tree

In 1980 an olive tree planted by Spaniard Manuel José was discovered at the East Cape settlement of Te Awanui, where he ran a trading station from 1861. In this photograph, descendants stand beneath the tree.

Using this item

McConnell family

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

John Wilson, Other Western Europeans – Spain and Portugal, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3823/manuel-joses-olive-tree (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.