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Ongaonga general store, 2009

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Ongaonga general store, 2009
The main street of Ongaonga has several small historic buildings. The general store and tearooms was opened in 1899, and still provides the local community and visitors with groceries, refreshments, postal services and petrol.

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Kerryn Pollock, Hawke’s Bay places – Waipawa, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24274/ongaonga-general-store-2009 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 19 August 2009, updated 30 November 2015.