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Abandoned farm

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Abandoned farm

Abandoned farm buildings near Horopito, north of Ohakune, are silent witness to the difficulties of making farming pay in the Whanganui hill country.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Hard times, easier times, 1920s–1960s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19846/abandoned-farm (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.