| A dogs best friend - Bernard Murphy By Sorrel Hoskin
Bernard Murphy has been up early mustering. The 80 yea... Read More |
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| A Kiwi by Mistake By Rhonda Bartle
A Danish dancer sets sail
Ivy McWhirter has lived in ... Read More |
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| A Midwife's Hands By Rhonda Bartle
A Prayer for all seasons
The midwife's prayer begins:... Read More |
| | The Midwife's Prayer | A Short History of Inglewood Maternity Hospital |
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| A Place to Be Proud Of By Rhonda Bartle
In July 2006, the New Plymouth Technical School buildi... Read More |
| | Time Line - Taranaki Polytechnic | An Interview With Alaric Wilson |
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| A Singular Depth and Vision - Artist John McLean By Rhonda Bartle
At Pukearuhe
First impression: He's a paradox, ordina... Read More |
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| Arthur Fryer story collector By Sorrel Hoskin
People like to tell Arthur Fryer stories. Instead of a... Read More |
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| Coming Home By Rhonda Bartle
Luxury Liner: Discoloured by age, Don Glass's old ne... Read More |
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| Dear Father, Brother and Sisters By Rhonda Bartle
A fledgling town: New Plymouth in 1843, as sketched ... Read More |
| | To the Editor of The Times of London | Dear Parents, Dear Friends |
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| Grinding on the Walkway By Rhonda Bartle
Hot wheels
New Plymouth skateboarder Russel Laird is ... Read More |
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| Ian Whittaker and a museum at Mokau By Sorrel Hoskin
Ian Whittaker's mind soaks up history like a sponge ab... Read More |
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| Living History - Livingston Baker By Rhonda Bartle
A unique man
Livingston Baker couldn't get away from ... Read More |
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| Love Me Tender - KD Wasley & the Hawera Elvis Museum By Rhonda Bartle
The Elvis Collector
When it comes to Elvis jokes, Kev... Read More |
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| Monks, Myths and Mystery - Father Rolland and the Monastery at Koru By Rhonda Bartle
On a mission from France
So very little is known of t... Read More |
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| Norma Schultz and the Bertrand Road Bridge By Sorrel Hoskin
A long association
Norma Schultz (left) and her si... 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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| Portrait of Pungarehu By Rhonda Bartle
Pungarehu in 2007: Surf Highway 45 forms the main st... Read More |
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| Preserving the Past for the Future By Rhonda Bartle
A renewed sense of history
In 1977, when the Stratfor... Read More |
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| Prickles and all - Taranaki boxthorn By Sorrel Hoskin
Boxthorn - about as Taranaki as you can get. Image: ... Read More |
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| Riding the Wall - Murray Laird
"For those who were part of the 60s, this was a blissful ride, an era wh... Read More |
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| Road Tunnels of Taranaki By Rhonda Bartle
Tunnels come in all shapes and sizes and Taranaki has ... Read More |
| | Taking the Tunnel Tour |
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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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| Taranaki's own Guy Fawkes? By Sorrel Hoskin
One man's campaign
Malcolm Newton Belcher was a retur... Read More |
| | A family's support |
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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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| 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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| 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 |
| | A Flax Mill at Pungarehu | Oranga Whenua - the flax and film art of Jo Tito |
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| The Buried Boat of Ohawe By Rhonda Bartle
Back in 1927, members of the Ohaku hapū of Ōha... Read More |
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| The Button Bank - Paul Bieleski By Rhonda Bartle
The Button Bank
In the art gallery in the old Manaia ... Read More |
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| The Garden Guerrillas of Goodson Dell By Rhonda Bartle
The Goodson Guerrillas: From left Barbara Patterson,... Read More |
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| The Harrods of London Connection By Rhonda Bartle
Not a rumour
It sounds like the stuff of legend, exce... Read More |
| | What the Locals Say |
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| The Splendid Ngaere Gardens By Rhonda Bartle
On the beautiful Ngāere Lake: Mabel Walker and chi... Read More |
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| The Time Traveller's Guide to the 1880s By Rhonda Bartle
When the Lonely Planet Travel Guide to New Zealand too... Read More |
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| They breed them tough in South Taranaki - Louise Willis By Sorrel Hoskin
Louise Willis grew up in tough times. The following... Read More |
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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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| 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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| Profound Photography
By Rhonda Bartle
Sand shifts with every passing tide. People com... Read More |
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| One man's dream - the Bowl of Brooklands
By Sorrel Hoskin
A glimpse at the main stage through the tr... Read More |
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