Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. During World War I, anyone seen as linked to enemy countries was a target for hatred. Not even people born in New Zealand were immune. In the Manawatū, German immigrants, people with non-British sounding surnames, Lutheran churches and associated schools suffered discrimination. Many street names associated with Germans were changed.
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- Back Issues: Fear, riots and renamed streets
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- Val Burr
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- Manawatū, Whanganui, Horowhenua
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- March 25, 2023
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