page_title: Upokongaro
hierarchical_section_title: Upokongaro
caption_attribution_description: English: A ferry crossing the Whanganui River at Upokongaro in 1908
context_page_description: Upokongaro or Ūpokongaro is a settlement 12 kilometres upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand, in the Makirikiri Valley. Settled by Europeans in the 1860s, it was an important ferry crossing and riverboat stop. A spectacular discovery of moa bones was made in the area in the 1930s.
context_section_description: Upokongaro or Ūpokongaro is a settlement 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) upriver from Whanganui, New Zealand, in the Makirikiri Valley. Settled by Europeans in the 1860s, it was an important ferry crossing and riverboat stop. A spectacular discovery of moa bones was made in the area in the 1930s.
caption: A punt crossing the Whanganui River at Upokongaro in 1908, pulled across on a wire. The punt operated until 1935.
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