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History – A business trip to Auckland in 1863

8:08 Wed, 18 Sep

Next time someone you know says they have to go to Auckland on business, compare their journey of an hour, in air-conditioned comfort, to one…

History – The life of a Warkworth ‘stirrer’

8:08 Wed, 04 Sep

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…

Local Folk – Charlie Wrigglesworth – gelato maker

14:02 Sun, 01 Sep

Charlie’s Gelato Garden has become one of Matakana’s most popular summer destinations, much to the surprise of the man behind it. He talks to Karyn…

Local Folk – Pearl Runga

9:09 Wed, 14 Aug

If Pearl Runga suffers from ‘middle child syndrome’ – feeling left out and neglected – then she does an impressive job of disguising it. Squeezed…

History – School days and schoolboys

When we visited Port Albert in the early 1950s, once in a while Dad would take us home via Wellsford Valley Road and show us…

Local Folk – Avelyn Davidson – publisher

14:02 Thu, 01 Aug

Chances are either you or your children have read a book written or published by Avelyn Davidson at some stage in your life. Now retired…