Angela Cook

Thirty-five years ago, the Big Dig band was holding Diesel Dances, selling Big Dig t-shirts, and shop owners were receiving donations in support of the...

Being in the north exposes Mangawhai to ex-tropical cyclones that bring lots of heavy rain and powerful winds. Northland has about one ex-tropical cyclone every...

An essential part of Kaipara’s story is our natural history, and some of our oldest history begins with bugs and creepy crawlies. Kaipara offers different...

Next week marks the anniversary of the launch of the Daring (1 September, 1863). Built in Mangawhai, this schooner now rests next to Mangawhai Museum...

Seen the new site being prepared in the Historic Village and wondered what’s coming? A hut is on its way. The Mangawhai Historic Village Trust...

Some say Kaiwaka translates to “eating the canoes” and the historic portage route between Kaiwaka and Mangawhai, linking the east coast and Kaipara Harbour. But...

It feels wrong to write about anything except Jim Wintle in this issue – an obituary isn’t enough, the History column belongs to him, too....

When you enter Mangawhai Museum, you first see birds, pohutukawa and dacite columns, while you hear a karanga (welcome call). Turn right, and you enter...