History

Sir Roger Hall – 50 years of 'Glide Time' and a lifetime ...

Sir Roger and his wife, Dianne, recently hosted Channel Mag’s Liz Cannon in their beautiful home overlooking...

By: Liz Cannon
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issue 177 august 2026

Devonport and Helensville in the 1880s and 1890s

I have been researching the Helensville Town Board, formed in 1883, and note both parallels and points of...

By: David Verran
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issue 177 august 2026

Life on the North Shore, as seen by the ‘Auckland Indepe...

In 1859, place names such as Flagstaff, Devonport, Takapuna, Stokes Point (Northcote) and Birkenhead were for the...

By: David Verran
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issue 176 july 2026

Takapuna Boating Club - more than just a sailing club

Pages of the past uncovered in Maude Ward's album

Discovering that one of the early members of the Ladies Committee of the Takapuna Boating Club had kept an album of...

By: Christine Young
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issue 176 july 2026

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