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Moera, Lower Hutt

Mason Street

Named after Thomas Mason (1818-1903) usually known as “Quaker” Mason, who was an early resident and leading horticulturist. He arrived from Gravesend on the New Zealand Company ship Olympus with his wife Jane. Thomas Mason bought a section in Taitā, where, except for one short interval, the Masons lived for the rest of their lives, bringing up […]