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Local Folk – Grant Straker

15:03 Thu, 01 Nov

Grant Straker of Arkles Bay began his career as an ‘action man’, parachuting into the trouble spots of the world as a member of the…

Local Folk – Pam Cundy – boat builder

It’s been referred to as a ‘living museum of maritime history’ and there’s no mistaking that when it comes to workplaces, the Whangateau Traditional Boatyard…

History – Cornish ancestry

It is pleasant to recall childhood memories of picnic outings to Martin’s Falls. The day would always include a ramble through the bush where lycopodium…

History – Wharehine school days

11:11 Wed, 17 Oct

In Wharehine, as in most of Albertland, schooling was initially held in one or other of the settler’s homes. The first school with Mr Steventon…

Local Folk – Jo Bain

15:03 Wed, 03 Oct

One of the Coast’s most colourful characters, artist and teacher Jo Bain, slipped under the radar this year while she refocused and re-energised herself after…

History – A good year for Warkworth

“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…