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Māori in the Square

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Māori in the Square

Māori gather in the Square at Palmerston North in 1884. At that time, the 15-year-old town’s population was around 2,000.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua places – Palmerston North, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9425/maori-in-the-square (accessed 10 June 2026).

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