Brunswick is a rural community in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

[1] The first European settlers to the area were the Campbell family, who arrived in February 1853 from the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

[2] Politician John Bryce purchased a farm in Brunswick in 1851, following a short time in the Australian goldfields.

[2] He continued farming there for 50 years, including during his time as a local MP, the Minister of Native Affairs and the Leader of the Opposition.

[4] The National Library of New Zealand holds records of horses, cattle and gardens at Brunswick in the early 20th century, most from the Motohau Station farm.