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History – Auckland’s food basket
Tue, 15 Sep 2026
Tastes of Tamaki is the theme of the Auckland Heritage Festival next month. If we go back around 150 years, we find that many of…
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Museum shares taste of history
Tue, 15 Sep 2026
As part of the Auckland Heritage Festival, which this year has the theme Tastes of Tāmaki: A Heritage Feast, the Warkworth Museum will offer three...
/EntertainmentHistory – Honouring Waipu’s proud past – Waipu Museum
Mon, 7 Sep 2026
Driving through the centre of Waipu, you can’t miss the two monuments standing proudly. Both are memorials of great importance in Waipu’s history. One honours...
/HistoryHistory – Robin Hood’s link to Wellsford
Mon, 31 Aug 2026
“I almost wish I hadn’t gone down that rabbit hole – and yet- and yet – it’s rather curious, you know, this sort of life!”...
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History – Dividing the land of Mangawhai
Wed, 26 Aug 2026
As subdivisions develop all around Mangawhai, it’s fascinating to look back and consider how this land has been divided historically, again and again. According to...
/HistoryHistory – When a defamation case shocked Warkworth
Mon, 17 Aug 2026
Three Syrian brothers came to New Zealand over 100 years ago, and ran small businesses in Warkworth.The Azzy brothers – Peter, George and Domith –...
/HistoryHistory – Athletics and Art
Mon, 10 Aug 2026
New Zealand women’s javelin champion Mary Mitchell represented her country at the 1938 British Empire Games held in Sydney, where the 26-year-old placed fourth overall...
/HistorySearch for early settler descendants
Mon, 10 Aug 2026
The Mangawhai Museum history group is searching for descendants of the town’s first European settlers as it works to preserve and celebrate an important chapter...
/HistoryHistory – Bobby on the town beat for 20 years
Tue, 4 Aug 2026
Constable Thomas (Tommy) Dale arrived in Wellsford in 1935 to start his tenure as Wellsford’s sole policeman. Tommy and his family had spent the previous...
/HistoryHeritage grants available
Tue, 4 Aug 2026
Auckland Council is taking applications for the 2026 Regional Historic Heritage Grant Programme. Tāmaki Makaurau has a rich history, with heritage buildings and archaeological sites...
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