Dominion Day in Wellington
One hundred and thirteen years ago, Wellington celebrated the nationwide Dominion Day holiday with a pomp, circumstance and ceremony that befitted the capital city.
The First Road Across the Southern Alps
The discovery of gold on the West Coast in 1865 caused widespread gold fever and was the catalyst that prompted the building of a road across the Southern Alps…
Port Albert
Len Bennett filling up Ed Inger’s Chevrolet truck with benzene at Bennett's store by the Port Albert Wharf. Ed collected cream from Wharehine for delivery to the Port Albert factory.