Lyn Wade's talk, Sweet, Sharp and Bitter: Crops that Shaped Rodney County, builds on our Auckland’s Fruitbowl exhibition by exploring fruit growing as one of the district’s defining industries. While growers such as the Morrisons of Red Bluff were prominent, they were part of a wider network of orchardists across Warkworth, Matakana, and Mahurangi. Apples, […]

Hear first-hand insights from long-time oyster farmers Dianne and Dave Morgan, and Jon Nicholson, whose decades of experience offer a unique window into this important part of our region’s heritage. Hear stories about the origins and evolution of oyster farming in the Mahurangi Harbour come to life in this engaging talk. Covering the past 60 […]