History

Déjà vu on the Waitematā

Same crossing, different decade

Here we go again. Another plan for a second harbour crossing. How many times have we heard this now? Back 106...

By: Simon Gundry
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issue 178 september 2026

Steam buses on the Devonport – Lake Pupuke route, in the ...

From 1873 to 1910, riding horses, horse-powered transport or walking, were the main ways to travel between...

By: David Verran
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issue 178 september 2026

Sir Roger Hall – 50 years of 'Glide Time' and a lifetime ...

Sir Roger and his wife, Dianne, recently hosted Channel Mag’s Liz Cannon in their beautiful home overlooking...

By: Liz Cannon
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issue 177 august 2026

Devonport and Helensville in the 1880s and 1890s

I have been researching the Helensville Town Board, formed in 1883, and note both parallels and points of...

By: David Verran
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issue 177 august 2026

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