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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Raetihi
Raetihi is a small township seventeen-and-a-half miles north-east of Pipiriki, in the County of Waitotara, and in the Electoral District of Patea. The white settlers number about 400, and as the land for miles around is rich bush country a considerable increase is probable. Government co-operative labourers have been engaged in making roads there. Mails arrive at the settlement once a week in winter and twice a week in summer, the postmaster being Mr. T. Garner, manager of Messrs. Hatrick and Co.'s store. Religious services are held in the township every Sunday afternoon by Wesleyan local preachers, and a good public school has recently been erected. Visitors will find fair accommodation at the boardinghouses. Among the institutions of the place are football, cricket, and sports clubs.