History

The Lake House 1899 - 1920

Following the Government's Mahurangi Purchase of land from Māori, on 1 February 1845 William Smellie Grahame...

By: David Verran
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issue 151 april 2024

Takapuna rugby before 1934 - Part Two

On 16 March 1927, a public meeting was held to form another Takapuna Rugby Football Club. G. Hunt presided, a...

By: David Verran
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issue 150 march 2024

Takapuna rugby before 1934 - Part One

The first meeting of the current Takapuna Rugby Football Club was held on 21 March 1934, but there were earlier...

By: David Verran
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issue 149 february 2024

A review of Jared Davidson's 'Blood and dirt: prison labo...

Recently, I read Jared Davidson's compelling new book on the relatively unknown history of prison labour in...

By: David Verran
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issue 148 december-january 2023

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