On 7th November 1867 Aucklanders turned out on droves to see the “Maori Chief” arrive in town… without feathered cloaks, welcoming haka or karakia. The crowds turned out to witness the “Maori Chief”...
Where there’s smoke there’s fire, where there’s fire there better be water… This is story of Auckland’s first dependable water supply… one that firefighters could rely on to confront the flames...
My late father always reckoned that “Queen Elizabeth” made a secret visit to Auckland. He was adamant about this. By chance, when researching wartime shipping events in Auckland, I came across the...
In the late 1920s Shorters of Shortland Street, in Auckland’s central business district, offered rental cars in what was fast becoming a lucrative business, the hire-car industry. The “Drive...
For just a year I worked at the “Picture Palace”, also advertised as “The Showplace of New Zealand”, “New Zealand’s Premier Theatre”, The Dominion’s Greatest Theatre” and “New Zealand’s Mighty...