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Wairarapa races, 1852

Wairarapa races, 1852

John Pearse’s watercolour of horse racing on the Ruamāhanga River plain, Wairarapa, shows the involvement of Māori in early racing in the North Island.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: E-455-f-070-1
Watercolour by John Pearse

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips. 'Rural recreation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/rural-recreation/2/3