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Mangaweka

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Mangaweka

State Highway 1 was rerouted to bypass Mangaweka in the late 1970s. Robin White’s painting was done in 1974, but in the early 2000s Mangaweka looked much the same, with old wooden buildings and pick-up trucks.

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Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

Reference: 1975/50

by Robin White

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – Taihape district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/18983/mangaweka (accessed 9 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.