Judy Waters

The seascape around Kawau Bay contains several small islands and each has its own interesting history. Situated between Kawau and the mainland are the Mayne...

It was a privilege to be among descendants of Warkworth’s pioneer families recently aboard the scow Jane Gifford, enjoying a nostalgic journey up the Mahurangi...

In the early days of the 20th century, on a site adjacent to Warkworth’s old Post Office, stood the township’s smallest house. There was one...

Working in the Warkworth & Districts Museum archives is full of surprises. Recently, while researching the history of one of Warkworth’s distinctive concrete houses, I...

My grandmother, hailing from the highlands of Scotland, instilled in her family the importance of setting a good table. Even the simplest of family meals...

On the road south from Warkworth, the farms, orchards and vineyards present a pleasing spectacle to view in any season, saved thus far from residential...

Charles Percy Hansen, South African Veteran No 90, Taranaki Mounted Rifles, late of Moturekareka Island, fourth son of the late Captain P Hansen of Greenock...

“Our native bush is a picture of beauty just now with the yellow of the kowhai on a background of green.” So wrote a Warkworth...

In the future we may never take a journey without consulting Google Earth or relying on a GPS receiver to guide us to an unfamiliar...

Goatley Road branches off State Highway 1 at Keith Hay corner and meanders up through a peaceful valley. The first settlers arrived in the area...