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1942 earthquakes

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1942 earthquakes

In 1942 a series of earthquakes damaged or toppled several buildings in the region. St Matthew’s Church in Masterton collapsed. It was rebuilt in a modernist style.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa region – Land and climate, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12065/1942-earthquakes (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.