By 1910, Mangōnui had passed the peak of its prosperity. After 1900, kauri milling and gum digging began to move west to Kaitāia. Kaitāia also took over as the administrative centre of the Far North.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Northwood Collection (PA-Group-00027)
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