History

Military engineers and their contribution to Devonport

I recently read Peter Cooke’s book ‘War by the spade; how the Royal New Zealand Engineers built a...

By: David Verran
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issue 101 august 2019

My Shore Life: Brian Mooney

Restoring the Deep Creek Estuary is a labour of love.

Brian Mooney is originally from Canada but arrived in New Zealand on a working holiday in the mid '60s and...

By: Nikki Davidson
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issue 100 july 2019

Jim and Geoff Smale, the next generation

James Henry (Junior), or Jim, was born to William John and Aroha Smale on 8 January 1916. The Smale family say that...

By: David Verran
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issue 99 june 2019

Harry Hobin - Still going hard at 92!

I love getting calls from people on the Shore telling us about interesting people we should be highlighting in...

By: Aidan Bennett
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issue 99 june 2019

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