The Waimauku and Muriwai area
Waimauku Village, 1950s. Where you found people and places Chapter 1. Mâori arrive in Kaipara Ngâti Whâtua o Kaipara Te Kawerau â Maki Chapter 2. Getting around Kaipara in the 1820s The waka The travels of Samuel Marsden Chapter 3. Kauri and the destruction of the forest Kauri gum: an ancient treasure The legacy: No going back Chapter 4. The Europeans arrive Profile: Samuel Frost. Ararimu Valley, 1863 Profile: Robert Annett. Waimauku, 1868 Profile: Allan Kerr-Taylor. Waikoukou Valley, 1869 Profile: Joseph Wilkins. Waikoukou Valley, 1869 Profile: John Foster. Muriwai Falls, 1870 Profile: Stanley Lester-Jonas. Waimauku, 1880 Profile: James Fletcher. Waimauku, 1885 Profile: William Morgan. Ararimu Valley, 1886 Profile: William Moore. Muriwai, 1888 Chapter 5. Flax Chapter 6. Kaipara’s sea of streams Chapter 7. The railway arrives, 1875 The Waimauku station Chapter 8. Waimauku Village Foster’s Waimauku general store Billiards and hairdressing Bill Good’s pub The artisan The Coronation Hall / Waimauku War Memorial Hall St Martin’s, the little church with a big history Other denominations at St Martins The Waimauku Peoples’ Church The post office and the telephone exchanges Electric power Ernie Burns’ garage Cyril Tong’s bakehouse The great name change folly Gossip columns |
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Victory bonds: Waimauku’s victory
The doctor The RSA Bomber Galloway - a tragedy and a tribute The music makers Population size Chapter 9. The dairy factory Chapter 10. The evolution of Waimauku’s roads Chapter 11. Waimauku School Chapter 12. Sporting life Chapter 13. The Kaipara after the Treaty Wally Wikaira: a local identity in Waimauku Chapter 14. Farmers arriving in the 20th century Profile: The Wightmans, 1912 Profile: The Houghtons, 1919 Profile: The Robbs, 1937 Chapter 15. Villages apart: Kumeu ascendant Chapter 16. Orchards and vineyards Chapter 17. Muriwai Beach Catherine Moore’s story, 1893 Profile: Edwin Mitchelson. Muriwai, 1901 The state of the Muriwai road Korekore pa Racing on the beach Fresh water, changing sheds and other luxuries Fishing at Muriwai Beach Muriwai House The Trans-Tasman cable Fighting in the dunes Sewage in the sand War games Surf life-saving The volunteer fire brigade Carnage on the beach, vehicles in the modern era Aftermath of the 2023 storm: Two tributes Chapter 18. Diary of a country kid Chapter 19. Endgame Note |
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