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Final spike - North Island main trunk line

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On 6 November 1908 Prime Minister Joseph Ward ceremonially opened the North Island main trunk line by driving in a final polished silver spike at Manganuioteao, between National Park and Ohakune.

Find out more about the ceremony and the silver spike at Te Papa Collections Online.

Credit

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909, D-2

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Final spike - North Island main trunk line, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/final-spike-north-island-main-trunk-line, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated