Maraetai Mission Station - Maraetai, North Island, New Zealand
S 36° 52.706 E 175° 01.880
60H E 324547 N 5916803
A post with a plaque situated a 39 Campbell Rd, Maraetai.
Waymark Code: WM9146
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 06/11/2010
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The Plaque Reads:-
Maraetai Mission Station
The Church Missionary Society's Maraeti Mission Station was founded near here in July 1837 by lay catechist William John Fairburn. The missionaries taught reading, writing, agriculture and domestic skills to local Maori. The station closed in 1843.
Group that erected the marker: N.Z. Historic Places Trust
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
39 Campbell Rd
Maraetai, North Island New Zealand
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