Story: Otago region
Moeraki was a centre of Māori population through the 19th century – partly because of the presence of a whaling station. This centennial monument commemorates the establishment of the station by Māori and Pākehā in 1836.
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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Photograph by Janine Faulknor
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