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Much of its winding journey longest to the sea near Wanganui Zealand’s New An Important Thoroughfare History negotiations betweeniwiand theCrown. of subject the (2003) now are and WaitangiTribunal the by on reported been recently have river the over rangatiratanga their assert to efforts Maori decision. 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Baxter lived there and many of his New the times, the of spirit hippie the 1970’s,embodying the In in 1854. area of theSistersCompassionin1892. the in congregation the founded Suzanne Aubert where was established Jerusalem first was Mission The Catholic (discussion). korero for place meeting a as known district. was populous It a of middle the in River, Whanganui the on (village) kainga largest the once was Hiruharama, or Jerusalem, Atene andLondon,Ranana. became Hiruharama Athens became Jerusalem Koriniti, became and readtheinformativenotices. around walk can you unattended; is mill The restored. been also has cottage colonial-style miller’s The Trust. Places Historic the by - waterwheel its including – rebuilt completely 19th the been has It years. in 50 for operated century.It Grey Governor by given several mills of one was Mill Flour Kawana The ee rnfre it into Corinth into e.g. equivalents, Maori transformed river were the along settlements to missionary a by given Names river. the early along influence an European were Missionaries It was agreed to fight on the morning of 14 May 1864. The Hau The 1864. May 14 of morning the on fight to agreed was It river weshallfight youonMoutoa.” the Pai Marire war party. “If you attempt to force your way down to issued was challenge A river. lower the from tribes other by Ranana at joined were who Hau However,Ngati the by opposed were they Wanganui. of town the attack to resolved and faith new the to converted were tribes Whanganui Upper of Members prove effective inwaragainst thePakeha. would religion the of practices and beliefs the that confidence a to led settlers military and troops of ambush an in Success faith. the resist to Hau Hau or TeMarire Taranakiof Pai Haumene the Ua desperate founded settlers. European were by land their tribes of occupation and confiscation Maori many 1864, By Moutoa Island You canseeMoutoaIslandfrom theroad northofRanana. Pakaitore. The memorialliststhelocalMaorikilledatMoutoa. or Gardens Moutoa as known park riverbank Wanganui the in memorial war first Zealand’s New erected 1865, December in who, in Wanganui settlers European the benefited success Their over wounded. 30 authority and dead 15 and suffered they mana though river lower their the defended had Hua Ngati The number wounded. similar a and dead 50 total in suffering ground, lost force Hau) (Hau Marire Pai the success initial river. some After fired. the was shot of first banks the before hours two some opposite for exchanged were Challenges from watched Maoris, sides, two mostly the of supporters of hundreds morning early the In before thebattle. night the canoes war decorated their in river the down came Hau 3 t iiii hr ae O cmig aiiis n a DOC a and burned down,andarestoredcolonialcottage. facilities camping that hotel luxury the of site DOC the is too There centre. information are there Pipiriki At Pipiriki River”. HuiPublishers,1998. “WovenDavid. YOUNG, Waterby Whanganui the of Histories – Bibliography: and 1903 operated until1958. in launched was riverboats, the of last the Ongarue, reaches, fromPipirikitotheHouseboatandon Taumarunui. 45 carry could and people at long an average of 7.5 mph. She was designed for the feet upper 60 is she although inches, 12 of a front, the draft a had she service, In in rapids. worst the up her pull to winch and, side either rudders long twin are stern the line she has a single screw, protected in a tunnel. Extending from water.shallow with cope to her water allowed the design Below restricted but you can see how her how see can you but restricted is access and restoration is awaiting She Ongarue. the reaches river, the upper of the on used boats You can also see one of the old river