Whanganui, New Zealand

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Whanganui (/ˈhwɒŋənuːi/; Māori: [ɸaŋanui]), also spelt Wanganui, is a city on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway, runs from Mount Tongariro to the sea. Whanganui is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.

Like several New Zealand centres, it was officially designated a city until administrative reorganisation in 1989, and is now run by a District Council.

New Plymouth, New Zealand

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November 19 and December 6 & 7, 1895

November 19 Tuesday – The Clemens party arrived in New Plymouth, N.Z. where they stayed “all day”
sailing again on the Mahinapua at 10 p.m. for Auckland. On board ship they met Archbishop Redmond
and a priest. No record is given for the group’s activities in New Plymouth. (MTDBD)

Gisborne, New Zealand

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Gisborne (Māori: Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa "Great standing place of Kiwa") is a city in northeastern New Zealand and the largest settlement in the Gisborne District (or Gisborne Region). It has a population of 36,100 (June 2016). The district council has its headquarters in Whataupoko, in the central city.

The settlement was originally known as Turanga and renamed Gisborne in 1870 in honour of New Zealand Colonial Secretary William Gisborne.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand

Onehunga, New Zealand

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Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand and the location of the Port of Onehunga, the city's small port on the Manukau Harbour. It is eight kilometres south of the city centre, close to the volcanic cone of Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill.
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