Pompallier Mission
Built in 1841, this is New Zealand’s oldest surviving Roman Catholic building. It was the French Catholic headquarters to the Western Pacific and from 1842–1849 it housed a printing press, used to print religious documents in Maori language (te reo). Today, along with the press, there’s a working tannery and book-bindery.
Built in 1841, this is New Zealand’s oldest surviving Roman Catholic building. It was the French Catholic headquarters to the Western Pacific and from 1842–1849 it housed a printing press, used to print religious documents in Maori language (te reo). Today, along with the press, there’s a working tannery and book-bindery.
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