Opening of Construction of North Island Trunk Line (Central Section) 1885

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Opening of Construction of North Island Trunk Line (Central Section) 1885

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On 15 April 1885 Premier Robert Stout, Ngāti Maniapoto leaders Wahanui Huatare and Rewi Maniapoto, and others gathered at Pūniu, 5 km south of Te Awamutu, to launch the construction of the central section of the North Island main trunk railway. As nzhistory.govt.nz notes, 'Wahanui shovelled some earth into an ornamental barrow (apparently ‘embla...

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