Whanganui Place Name Report - References

References (available at the meeting)

  • The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names
  • The Wanganui River – A scenic, historic and wilderness experience
  • Whanganui River Stories or River Riplets – Thomas W Downes
  • Wanganui River – T W Downes
  • Old Wanganui – T W Downes
  • The Naming of the Wangnaui River Rapids – A D Mead
  • Walking the Wanganui War – Chris Pugsley

The Index of Māori Names by Henry James Fletcher, at the Waikato University website, provides a significant number of references for Whanga nui, but none have been researched.