We came across the following two signs close together and, of course, I was immediately interested in why they were there.
It seems that six Pemberton brothers were the first to settle the Pemberton-Rangiwahia area in 1885 and in seven years it went from a campsite to a town center, with lumber being the main source of income. It slowly became a ghost town, with the Post Office closing in 1924.
https://www.rvexplorer.co.nz/Wanganui-Manawatu_Wanganui.cfm?NewsID=2556&NewsCatID=154&disp=detail
This old dairy building was a few meters down the road.
Click here for my post on Rangiwahia Hall.
Click here for my post on Rangiwahia Hall.
For some history and early photos, you can click here and you can google historic/Rangiwahia Community Plan.pdf and download the PDF.
