Tuesday, 14 October 2025

St Patrick's Okaihau

 


St Patrick's Church in Okaihau - has a very strange energy about it whenever I've visited it over the years. Most likely the land itself and around the church was the site of battles during the New Zealand wars in the 1800s.

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13 comments:

Lydia C. Lee said...

It looks very sweet, I guess if you don't know the history....#WWOT

gz said...

Sad and unhappy feelings will stay around battle sites

Bill said...

Now it looks peaceful at least in your photo it does.

Fun60 said...

How interesting that it gives off an uncomfortable aura.

s.c said...

Well, they don't make them any smaller than that.

Jan K. alias Afanja said...

It appears to be a nice small and well maintained church.

Marie Smith said...

It looks there in spite of how it feels.

Tom said...

...a lovely wee church.

Sandee said...

The history of a place does make a difference. Beautiful area.

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magiceye said...

Meeting ground for souls!

Iris Flavia said...

Fitting to the time of Halloween coming up. Sad, though - or a good reminder to not repeat?

Sharon said...

Such a tiny little church sitting on ground with a history.

Tigger's Mum said...

such a typically rural church design in this country

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