The IVaikalo town of Te Awamutu will celebrate a most interesting centenary on August 23. It is a hundred years since the first mission station ivas founded there. In 1854 the historic twin churches of SL John's, Te Awamutu (bottom left), and St. Paul's, Rangiaowhia (bottom right), Were built. The Maoris cut the timber in the bush and hauled it to the sites, where it was pit-sawn. The remains of an old saw-pit can still be seen near St. John's. According to local tradition St. John's was planned by Bishop Selwyn, who himself made the cross on the covering of the font. An article on this page describes these churches' connection with the Wail£ato War. Top left is the memorial erected in the churchyard of St. John's to men of the Imperial forces and friendly Maoris. On the right is a window in St. John's which is said to have been presented by Queen Victoria. The memorial tablet illustrated is in the same church.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 189, 11 August 1934, Page 1 (Supplement)

The IVaikalo town of Te Awamutu will celebrate a most interesting centenary on August 23. It is a hundred years since the first mission station ivas founded there. In 1854 the historic twin churches of SL John's, Te Awamutu (bottom left), and St. Paul's, Rangiaowhia (bottom right), Were built. The Maoris cut the timber in the bush and hauled it to the sites, where it was pit-sawn. The remains of an old saw-pit can still be seen near St. John's. According to local tradition St. John's was planned by Bishop Selwyn, who himself made the cross on the covering of the font. An article on this page describes these churches' connection with the Wail£ato War. Top left is the memorial erected in the churchyard of St. John's to men of the Imperial forces and friendly Maoris. On the right is a window in St. John's which is said to have been presented by Queen Victoria. The memorial tablet illustrated is in the same church.