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Christ Church (Russell)
The oldest church still standing in New Zealand, built of wood in the 1830s in Russell, with bullet marks from the 1845 battle and a historic cemetery.
Northland · New Zealand
Russell (Kororāreka)
In the destination Bay of Islands.
In the photo: Russell waterfront
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The city
What to expect from Russell (Kororāreka).
Russell, formerly Kororāreka, was the first permanent European port and settlement in New Zealand. Today it is a small village on the edge of the Bay of Islands, with a waterfront of wooden houses and fig trees. It houses Christ Church, the country’s oldest church, the Pompallier Mission, a Catholic printworks from 1842, and Flagstaff Hill, where the Flagstaff War began in 1845. It is a 15-minute boat ride from Paihia.
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What to see in Russell (Kororāreka)
Historic house
Pompallier Mission
Former headquarters of the French Catholic mission in Russell, dating from 1842, with the workshop where books in the Māori language were printed and leather was tanned for bookbinding.
Viewpoint
Flagstaff Hill
Hill above Russell where the Māori chief Hōne Heke felled the British flagstaff four times in 1844 and 1845; today it is a lookout over the Bay of Islands.