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The Buried Village of Te Wairoa Blog

Birth of the New Zealand Tourism Industry

The area surrounding the village of Te Wairoa was originally established as a mission and model village in the colonialisation efforts following the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. One of the early inhabitants, a Reverend Spencer, sought to develop...