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Old building at Kimbolton

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Old building at Kimbolton

‘General store’ or ‘café and bar’? The different signs on the same building suggest how the character of this century-old business has evolved over time.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua places – Between Rangitīkei and Ruahine, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9404/old-building-at-kimbolton (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 22 April 2015.