History

Bridgeway Cinema for sale

For the first time in almost 40 years, the Bridgeway...

On the eve of its centenary year (the Bridgeway was first established in 1927), owners Kelly Rogers and David Ross...

By: Liz Cannon
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issue 179 october 2026

Linking Lake Road

Around 1873 a wooden causeway was formed between what is now Seabreeze Road and Dacre Park, directly linking the...

By: David Verran
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issue 179 october 2026

Building them was as fun as racing them

Meet Lin Carmichael, North Shore’s champion of the golden...

When you speak to passionate sailors about the heady days of ocean racing in the 1960s and '70s, one name keeps...

By: Paula Arblaster
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issue 179 october 2026

Déjà vu on the Waitematā

Same crossing, different decade

Here we go again. Another plan for a second harbour crossing. How many times have we heard this now? Back 106...

By: Simon Gundry
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issue 178 september 2026

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