History – Soldiers linked by Kaiwaka connection
Thu, 2 May 2024
Two heroes from our district who knew the same home – a Dr Barnardo Centre in Kaiwaka (now the Apple Basket) – were Charles Edward…
/HistoryThu, 2 May 2024
Two heroes from our district who knew the same home – a Dr Barnardo Centre in Kaiwaka (now the Apple Basket) – were Charles Edward…
/HistoryFri, 19 Apr 2024
As the nation this week remembers the sacrifices made by the many young Kiwis who went off to fight in the Great War and subsequent...
/Health & LifestyleThu, 18 Apr 2024
The New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade was one of the first units to sail for overseas service. Unlike the cavalry of former wars, a mounted...
/HistoryMon, 15 Apr 2024
A Pictorial History of Warkworth, dedicated to early photographer Tudor Collins, has been published, providing a photographic record of the town and some of the...
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Wed, 3 Apr 2024
An exciting project underway at Warkworth Museum is preserving the region’s past, including fire-damaged legal documents so old that they are written on parchment. Thanks...
/HistoryWed, 20 Mar 2024
An era in public transport in the Mahurangi region has come to an end with the recent sale of Gubbs buses to Go Bus. Although...
/HistoryWed, 20 Mar 2024
In today’s fast-paced world, our morning rituals often include sipping coffee while scrolling through news on our digital devices. Amidst this modern routine, we reflect...
/HistoryThu, 7 Mar 2024
The areas developed by European early settlers at Mangawhai and in the surrounding district include Te Arai, Hakaru, Tara, Molesworth, Oruawharu (North Albertland), Molesworth and...
/HistoryMon, 19 Feb 2024
The latest exhibition at the Albertland Heritage Museum in Wellsford takes a closer look at one of the region’s pioneering families through family letters, photographs...
/EntertainmentThu, 8 Feb 2024
In our modern world, with its many ways of instant communication, it is hard to imagine a world where local letters were hand-delivered by boat...
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