Marsden Cross Walk, Rangihoua Heritage Park

February 2017

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February 2017

View of the Bay of Islands from the start of the track. Photo: Heather Whelan
A walk through time ON CHRISTMAS DAY just over 200 years ago, Māori joined European missionary settlers to celebrate the first Christian service in New Zealand.  At Rangihoua Bay in Northland’s Bay of Islands, the Rev. Samuel Marsden preached at what is now the Marsden Cross Historic Reserve. In 1814, the bay was overlooked by […]
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