New Zealand - Waiuku
- between 1900-1930
Waiuku
- A country town in the Auckland Region
- The Maori name Waiuku comes from a legend that two prominent brothers, Tamakae and Tamakou, vied for the hand of a beautiful high-ranking Waikato chieftainess.
- Waiuku came into existence as a port in about 1843, on the then important trade route between Auckland and the agricultural area of the Waikato.
- It was also the terminal of an ancient Maori portage between the Waikato River and the Manukau Harbour.
Reference: Wikipedia
Image source: Waiuku, Waikato. Ref: 1/2-000752-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23099631
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