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On 15 April 1885 the first sod of the central section of the main trunk was turned near the Puniu River, south of Te Awamutu, by Premier Robert Stout.

Portrait of Wahanui Huatare seated on the verandah of his house in Alexandra, 1885. He holds a staff in one hand. Taken by the Burton Brothers.

A 1912 photograph of the Otorohanga Town Board, with chairman John Ormsby seated in the centre.

Photograph of Rewi Manga Maniapoto taken by Elizabeth Pulman in June 1879.

Biography of this Ngati Maniapoto leader

Biography of a famous Ngati Maniapoto warrior, leader and supporter of the King Movement

This photo was taken to mark the digging of the first sod for the main trunk railway in Ngati Maniapoto territory, 15 April 1885. The group stands at the confiscation line at the southern bank of the Puniu River.