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- 6 Oct 1839–6 Aug 1901
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McKenzie's early memory of evicted crofters shaped his whole life's philosophy and his land-reform work in the Liberal government of the 1890s.
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19 April 1893State buys Cheviot EstateIn the 1890s the Liberal government, and especially Minister of Lands John McKenzie, was determined to ‘burst up’ large landholdings for settlement by prospective small farmers, who were among its key supporters. The first property purchased under this policy was the 34,300-ha Cheviot Estate in North Canterbury. Read more...
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Main image: John McKenzie
Portrait of John McKenzie, circa 1889