Name: Te Hirawanui

Suburb, Whakarongo

The drive is named in honour of Te Hirawanui Kaimokopuna (c. 1808-1883). Te Hirawanui Kaimokopuna was ariki (hereditary high chief) of the hapū (kinship group) Ngāti Mutuahi, Te Rangiaranaki and Ngāti...

Creator:      Heritage Team, Palmerston North City Library
Date:          2025

Mina McKenzie was the first director of the Manawatū Museum and the first Māori museum director in Aotearoa New Zealand. This article focuses on her outstanding contribution to the Manawatū Museum. It was originally published in issue 18 of the *M...

Creator:      Margaret Tennant
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          2022