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Letters
Plane Crash on Bell Street
At 4.10 in the afternoon news quickly spread around New Plymouth – a plane had crashed.
The town was stunned.
Too Many Caterpillars
A steam train encountered difficulties with caterpillars in 1881.
The Magic of Anna Pavlova
Critics found themselves running out of superlatives for the touring prima ballerina.
Behind the Scenes at the Ballantynes Fire
Memories of living at the Central Fire Station in Christchurch in 1947.
Glory Days
David Hill writes of his ‘glory days’ attending Napier Intermediate.
The Cospatrick Disaster
Part two of John Stackhouse’s story on the ill-fated final journey of the Cospatrick.
A Rugby Genius Remembered
Tony Orman recalls the best rugby footballer he ever saw was Johnny Smith.
Doing Business in Garrison Towns
From the 1840s soldiers and their regiments brought good business to small and often struggling colonial economies.
How to be an Alien
A glimpse into the experiences of refugees during World War Two and those, who came to this country.
Our First Family Home
David Strachan on his first family home and life in the 1950s.
The Long Life and Sad Death of Partington’s Windmill
For 100 years Partington’s Windmill stood near the end of Karangahape Road and Symonds Street in Auckland.
Cowshed to Combat
In three years Linton Jones went from milking cows on his family’s farm to crouching at a deck gun, scanning the sea for a submarine.
Clarence Reserve Days
At the beginning of the 20th century Fred Bentley begins a high country mustering assignment.
Early settler and inventor – Silas Papprill
Silas was the first person to construct and operate a telephone in New Zealand.
Joining the N.Z. Forest service
John McKinnon’s account of working for the New Zealand Forest Service in the 50s-70s.
By these Six Ships
David J Painter looks at his great-grandparents’ journeys to start new lives in New Zealand.
A Working Life
Bev Wood reminisces about her working life around the world.
