Bev Ross

Before early settlers in and around Mangawhai could get organised into cultivating their new land allotments, timber wolves were scouting about buying timber from newcomers....

Today’s column is a compilation of notes made by an early settler girl on her arrival to Mangawhai in 1862. Her father had already been...

In 1930, a new-found wonder filled the newspapers as they wrote about the benefits of tung oil. Tung trees originated from China and the oil...

A popular topic of discussion at the moment is last year’s appearance of the schooner Daring on the sands at Muriwai. High tides and some...

By the 1850s, native tree felling was taking place all over the north of New Zealand. The prime target was giant kauri. No matter how...

The first echelon of new land owners to Mangawai* arrived after land sales of 1856. There were huge trees to contend with but logging was...

Mangawhai (formerly known as Mangawai) has known permanent European settlement since the mid 1850’s. Prior to that there are recorded mention of visitors coming into...

For the next few months, Mangawhai Museum has a special exhibition, “Bringing the World Closer,” on the topic of communications. The display depicts the variety...