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St Michaels and All Angels Hakaru




This wee church is somewhere I've been meaning to visit for a while. St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is in Hakaru, about 10 minutes out of Mangawhai.



Built in 1887 it replaced an earlier church that was there in 1861 but as the community grew the original one became too small and was moved to Hukatere later on. This one is made of Kauri, cut and milled locally with an iron roof.




Graves in the cemetery include those one person from the South African War and 2 from World War One. The front memorial gates commemorate a local man named Frank Wintle who was killed in the North African desert in World War 2.




There are quite a few local names I recognized such as Tantrums, Stewarts, Blackwells and Wintles - descendants of those names still live around the area today. Unfortunately the doors were padlocked and we couldn't get inside to take interior photos.

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Billy Blue Eyes said…
Very nice little church and cemetery, love the picket fence around the grave,so well kept
March 22, 2020 at 7:43 AM
Stevenson Q said…
What a beautiful humble church and the way you shot it on the first photo gives a very homey feel to my heart. Oh New Zealand, can you share your beauty to the rest of the world!!!

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March 25, 2020 at 4:56 AM
Pauline said…
I'm quite envious of these photos, Amy. So much nicer than the ones I took of that church. Lovely light!
March 31, 2020 at 11:31 AM
Tom said…
...I've seen churches from New Zealand on other blogs and they all always a treat to see. Everything that I see of New Zealand is a treat to see. Thanks Amy for sharing, I hope that your move went well, take care.
March 31, 2020 at 11:44 AM
Liz said…
It's a lovely building too.
April 21, 2020 at 5:07 PM
Himawan Sant said…
Despite the small size of the church ST. Michael and all Angels Hakaru's shape is very beautiful and full of history.

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May 13, 2020 at 1:28 AM
Milentry said…
Great post. Your blog has very cool content <3
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May 26, 2020 at 1:09 AM
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