History

The story of two women bearing the same name but from two different generations is worth relating. Julia, daughter of John Sullivan, a very early...

When the use of steamboats became more prevalent in the coastal trade, excursions to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf gained in popularity. For a...

When the McGechie family of Mahurangi Heads needed a ship to transport firewood to the Auckland market, Sea Belle was built, in time to compete,...

The following excerpts from reports sent to Auckland newspapers in the 1870s give particulars of the progress made by settlers at Matakana. “The new store...

From the time the railway reached Helensville in 1875, speculation was rife among Mahurangi settlers as to the route chosen as it headed north to...

Among the first to uphold the law in the Mahurangi district were Special Constable J A Brown and his successor Michael William Munro. An indication...

If you think this year has been cold, spare a thought for the residents the year snow fell on the Kaipara Hills and Pakiri ranges. ...