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    27.09.18

    Inspirational Women Competition Winners !

    We are excited to announce the winners of our children’s competition, celebrating the Inspirational Women of our District. 1st Place: Annika Bayer, 2nd equal: Emma-Jayne […]

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  • 27.09.18

    Foundation North Grant

    We would like to say a massive thank you to Foundation North for supporting our Museum. We want to provide a consistent, self-regulated humidity and […]

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  • 05.09.18

    2018 Annual Open Day

    The Museums Annual Open Day will be held on 21st October 2018.  It is held every year as part of the Warkworth Kowhai Festival. It […]

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  • 05.09.18

    Tea & Talk: Early Life in Leigh 1860 – 1920

    On Monday 15th October 2018, Carolyn Cooper spoke to us about early life in Leigh.  Carolyn’s talk covered Leigh’s early settlement, the timber industry, crops […]

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Stories from the Museum

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    20.09.17

    Memorable yarns

    These stories were told to me by Lucy Moore, Al Hamilton, Mervyn Morrison and Frank Hudson – all old friends from the Warkworth/Kaipara flats area […]

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  • 09.09.17

    Scars on the landscape

    Human habitation in New Zealand is relatively recent, so we have nothing here to compare with Stonehenge or prehistoric burial mounds.  However, the early settlers, […]

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  • 01.04.16

    Gumdigger Days

    Cleaning and sorting Gum in the Early 20th century        Early settlers in this area found an abundance of kauri gum and learned from Maori […]

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  • 30.03.16

    Two Julias

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