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Matatā (1st of 2)

Matatā

In the 1920s, roads were only just replacing travel by sea. As this photograph shows, Matatā, two-thirds of the way from Tauranga to Whakatāne, now saw travellers arriving by car, where once they had come by ship.

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Whakatane District Museum and Gallery

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Malcolm McKinnon. 'Bay of Plenty places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/bay-of-plenty-places/9/2/1