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The beach highway

The beach highway

Until the Wellington–Manawatū railway was completed in 1886, journeys north from Paekākāriki were made along the beach. There were detours inland for river crossings.

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Malcolm McKinnon. 'Manawatū and Horowhenua region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
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