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Judith Williams
History – Picking up on pest control
In 2019, the people of Puhoi became aware of an increase in the population of feral pigs at its environs. These pests were spread over...
History – Puhoi remembers
It is Anzac Day 2022 and people stream across the Puhoi River bridge to our war memorial gates – only the second time we have...
History – Two pandemics
An early autumn morning and friends call to each other across the Puhoi River. “How was your cataract operation? Are the peaches ripening over there?”...
History – Known by their fruits
The fortnightly produce swap this January at the Puhoi community orchard in our river park was a chance to check the condition of some of...
History – Challenging times
Over the 158 years of its history, the people of Puhoi – the settlement first founded by Bohemians from the Austrian Empire in 1863 – have...
History – Making their mark
Wandering around Puhoi you could stumble on a lot of history. Our village is like a museum and one of the Puhoi Heritage Museum Society’s...
History – Before the beginning
After four years, Puhoi historian and museum archivist Jenny Schollum has handed over her spot on the Mahurangi Matters’ roster of history contributors to me....
