New Zealand - Opotiki, Bay of Plenty Region - 22 May 1958 - Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation Opotiki - Opotiki is a small town in the eastern Bay of Plenty. - Opotiki has a large Māori population that exceeds 50%, making it one of the few towns in New Zealand to be predominantly populated by Māori. - When peace eventually came to the district, most of the cultivable land had been taken by British settlers and was converted to sheep and cattle (later dairy) farming. - The district lost men to the two World Wars, but an even greater blow was the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 which devastated small villages. (Reference: Wikipedia) Image source: Opotiki, Bay of Plenty Region. Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs. Ref: WA-46530. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/32055189 https://natlib.govt.nz/records/32055189?search%5Bil%5D%5Batl_free_download%5D=true&search%5Bpath%5D=photos&search%5Btext%5D=opotiki