| The Barber of Opunake - Brian Des Forges By Rhonda Bartle
Shaking out the cloth
Brian Des Forges, barber, relax... Read More |
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| Waves of Success - Tom Smithers By Rhonda Bartle
Lure of the waves
Pull into Tom Smithers' busy office on... Read More |
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| A devoted disciple - architect James Chapman-Taylor By Sorrel Hoskin
Permanency, honesty, simplicity, beauty and fitness we... Read More |
| | An architectural masterpiece - Wilkinson's Castle |
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| Ironsand Mining In Taranaki By Alison Wallbutton
When Cornishman John Perry stepped on to the shore... Read More |
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| Ping's Pie Cart - Pride of the West By Rhonda Bartle
Pie cart on Ariki Street
For more than 25 years, Ping... Read More |
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| A man with gumption - Arthur Fantham by Sorrel Hoskin
An Italian marble statue stands looking out over the g... Read More |
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| Sykes - A Cordial Man
By Rhonda Bartle
Who was A.E.Sykes?
A.E.Sykes might have been an Au... Read More |
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| In Focus: Samuel Feaver, coastal photographer By Rhonda Bartle
Sam Feaver sits at his desk, probably penning his in... Read More |
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| Power to the People - the Hawera Hydro Scheme By Rhonda Bartle
It was the ever-increasing demand for lighting in the ... Read More |
| | Like the Waters of the Earth |
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| Loui Kuthy - the old man of the sea By Lance Girling-Butcher
The lure of the sea
Loui Kuthy has always bee... Read More |
| | Part 2 - Life and death off the Taranaki coast |
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| Ships of Wood and Men of Steel: How 'Biggles' Put the Port on CD By Rhonda Bartle
'Biggles' in the Westgate Watchhouse
You'd think... Read More |
| | Levi Sarten and the Hole in the Wall |
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| Mokau River Holds Stories of Past By Virginia Winder
If you've ever taken the Cream Trip up the Mokau Riv... Read More |
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| One Size Fits All - The Swanndri Success Story By Rhonda Bartle
Bob Bowler tells the story
There's not much Bob Bowle... Read More |
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| Yarrows - How To Earn a Wholesome Crust By Virginia Winder
Noel Yarrow was raised in the Manaia bakery that has... Read More |
| | English Language Comes To Rescue | Dough Days at Manaia - a poem for kids |
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| Long reign of Newton King By Virginia Winder
There was a time when the name Newton King was as mu... Read More |
| | The Real Newton King | Former Glory of Brooklands | Rescued Relics |
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| The Boom and Bust Years - Taranaki's Green Gold By Rhonda Bartle
The Taranaki Coast has long been famous for its fine v... Read More |
| | Oranga Whenua - the flax and film art of Jo Tito | A Flax Mill at Pungarehu |
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| A Place to Be Proud Of By Rhonda Bartle
In July 2006, the New Plymouth Technical School buildi... Read More |
| | An Interview With Alaric Wilson | Time Line - Taranaki Polytechnic |
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| Charles Wilkinson Known as Father of Eltham By Virginia Winder
After years of fielding late-night calls from irate ... Read More |
| | The 10 wonders of 'Wilkie' |
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| Chew Chong Plays Leading Role in Dairy Industry By Virginia Winder
One of Taranaki's most visionary characters was a sm... Read More |
| | Lure of Chew Chong's Water Race | Grandson Remembers Chew Chong |
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| A shining example - Envoy Stephen Buick By Sorrel Hoskin
Envoy Stephen Buick was a legend in Taranaki. Over 70 ... Read More |
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| A Life of Adventure - John Till By Sorrel Hoskin
No regrets
John Till shakes his head in wonder "I'll ... Read More |
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| Eltham toymaker 'a genius' By Virginia Winder
Inventive toymaker Gunnar Berger came to Eltham on a... Read More |
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| The House that Jack Built - how one designer changed the face of Hawera and the dairy industry forever By Rhonda Bartle
Plans for safekeeping
Safe in the Puke Ariki archives... Read More |
| | The Littlest Library | The Architect's Daughter |
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| Mokoia: Where The Sky Fell Down By David Bruce
In the 1940s they agitated for a pedestrian crossing on ... Read More |
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| Kāpuni By Sorrel Hoskin
"New Baby - All's Well"
Early morning on a Sunday in ... Read More |
| | Skunk Juice | What is natural gas? |
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| Joe Swainson - a snapshot By Sorrel Hoskin
Back in the middle of last century it would have been ... Read More |
| | The Swainson Collection |
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| Thar's gold in them thar hills By Sorrel Hoskin
Gold in these hills? Mt Taranaki harbours many sec... Read More |
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| Moturoa black gold - "the good oil" By Sorrell Hoskin
The Discovery
The world's first successful oil well ... Read More |
| | Moturoa Oilfield Today |
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| Battles to bubbles - Walter Rail and the soap factory By Sorrel Hoskin
"Add a little fairy to your tub" Taranaki households w... Read More |
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| A Legacy in Design - Frank Messenger By Rhonda Bartle
Ever wondered who designed New Plymouth's iconic Devon... Read More |
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| Yeps Have Much In Store For Opunake By Virginia Winder
A "stranger in a strange land" and a tiny woman who ... Read More |
| | A Toast To Yep Family |
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| A Sawmill on Arawhata Road By Rhonda Bartle
Sawmilling in their blood
In 1909 Henry and John Bart... Read More |
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| From Small Seeds - the Watkins family By Sorrel Hoskin
The Watkins brothers were an entrepreneurial lot - ... Read More |
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| A Life of Deeds and Some Little Fame - Rewi Alley By Rhonda Bartle
Early beginnings
You could say Rewi Alley's parents w... Read More |
| | Seriously, the Back of Beyond |
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| Water from a Long Way Down - Taranaki Mineral Pools By Rhonda Bartle
An artesian rush
Down on Bonithon Ave, New Plymouth's... Read More |
| | All Aix and No Pains |
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| Indian Family's Fruitful Life
By Virginia Winder
One of New Zealand's earliest Indian fruitsho... Read More |
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| Jury Clan's Big Steps For Plantkind
By Anne Stembridge
Taranaki gardener Felix Jury brought Vulcan a... Read More |
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