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Settler whare

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Settler whare

Whare, the Māori word for house, was adopted by European settlers and used to describe a wide range of rough shelters. This settler family stands outside their whare in a bush clearing in Manawatū, in the late 19th century.

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Dianne Bardsley, Rural language – Māori influences, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18592/settler-whare (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Dianne Bardsley, published 1 March 2009.