Stone Store, Keri Keri, Northland

“The Stone Store, a former storehouse, is the oldest stone building in New Zealand, its construction having begun on 19 April 1832. The keystone above the door bearing the date 1833 is thought to have been carved by the stonemason William Parrott who cut the Sydney sandstone in situ, but construction of the building was […]

Tapuaetahi Beach, Northland

Shepherd’s Warning, Waipukurau

One of the most persistent of the weather sayings, used by shepherds is ‘Red sky at night shepherd’s delight, Red sky in the morning is a shepherd’s sure warning’. This was a rhyme that was made up to remind shepherds how to predict weather patterns. Red sky at night$ means that as the sun sets […]

Ashcott toward Ruahines, Central Hawkes Bay

“The Ruahine Ranges are one of several mountain ranges in the North Island of New Zealand that form a ridge running parallel with the east coast of the island between East Cape and Wellington. The ridge is at its most pronounced in the southern part of the island, where it comprises the Rimutaka, Tararua, and […]

Old Car Tapairu, Waipawa

Rangitukia woman Kura Wahirangi Kaa has been acknowledged in the 2010 Queen’s Birthday Honours List with a Queen’s Service Order for services to the restoration of historic places. Mrs Kaa (nee Walker) was born and raised at Tutumatai, Mangaoporo Valley in her early years until the family moved to Rangitukia in 1948. Mrs Kaa, 70, […]

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