Jenny Schollum

The summer of 1871-72 was extremely dry. During the fine weather, the settlers of Puhoi, by working together, had amassed an enormous quantity of shingles,...

In May 1910, Mr Henry Binsted was appointed headmaster of Puhoi Public School. He immediately became involved in all aspects of community life, as well...

Terence Kennedy left Ireland, aged 24, in 1844. He came to New Zealand via America and Australia and purchased 300 acres of bush where Schollum’s...

On November 4, 1918, several battalions of the 3rd Rifle Brigade of the New Zealand Division began to liberate the town of Le Quesnoy, an...

From ‘Shipping Intelligence’ New Zealander 9 August 1865: Cleared Outwards March 8 – Comet, cutter, 17 tons, Gometz, for Puhoi with 1 cask beef, 22...

On arrival in Puhoi, there was no choice for the early settlers but to make the best of their desperate situation. Scouts for the Albertlanders...

To shop local in Puhoi in the early 20th century, settlers had a choice of three stores: C. Schischka and Son, Schollum and Titford and...

Early in Puhoi’s existence, the 10 acres on the point of land between Ahuroa Road and Puhoi River was set aside for the cemetery. It...

The settlers of Puhoi came from Bohemia, which was the home of the Boii, a Celtic tribe who settled in central Europe in 300 BC....

With the huge pylons in place and the girders starting to be placed on top of them, the fifth bridge across the river at Puhoi...