The homestead was a wooden building consisting of 22 rooms, part being old and a considerable portion new. The building was insured for £9OO in the British Traders’ Office, and the furniture and effects for £5OO in the Victoria Office. Fire destroys well-known homesteadHawke’s Bay Herald-Tribune, July 31, 1941Fire destroyed the well-known homestead on Te Aute Station near Pukehou early this week. The homestead was also insured, but many personal effects gathered by the family of the owners are irreplaceable. It was an eight-roomed wooden building and was a sod building, the original portion being about 80 years old.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 17, 2026 20:33 UTC