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Whangaparaoa Library will host a talk on coastal defences.
Some of Warkworth’s early residents and early history will be remembered during guided tours to mark the Auckland Heritage Festival, which runs from September 26 to October 11.
Warkworth Museum is inviting the public to join a tour of the Warkworth Anglican Church cemetery and the Warkworth Library has organised a Warkworth Stories talk and walkabout.
Among the headstones that will be visited on the cemetery tour will be those of John Anderson Brown, recognised as the founding father of Warkworth, and Captain Martin Krippner, founder of Puhoi.
Museum manager Victoria Joule says the tour offers the opportunity to understand and acknowledge the contribution of local people now passed.
“It will involve sharing the stories of many past residents, which will help ensure that these people, and their contribution to the town, are not forgotten,” she says.
The tour will be hosted by Brenda Yoxall.
Due to Covid-19 requirements, the tour will be run three times over two days to keep groups small – October 7 (at 10am and 1pm) and October 13 (at 10am).
Bookings are essential so numbers can be managed.
Info: warkworthmuseum@xtra.co.nz or phone 425 7093.
Warkworth Stories project leader Claire McDonald will talk about the digital storytelling trail she and a team developed, before leading a walk around the town to explain how the app works. This will be held at the Warkworth Library on Sunday, September 27, starting at 11am.
Again, to meet Covid protocols, participants are asked to book at the library or by emailing warkworth.library@aucklandlibraries.govt.nz
A bit further afield, there will be a free talk at the Whangaparaoa Library on Saturday, September 26, at 2pm. Royal New Zealand Navy National Museum researcher Michael Wynd will give an overview of the coastal defences between the North Shore and Whangaparaoa.
The defences were built in response to perceived threats from Imperial Russia in the 19th century and Japan in the World War II, and included minefields, spar-torpedo boats and coastal artillery.
For the full festival programme, visit heritagefestival.co.nz
