Tea & Talk: HB Moore and his impact on Warkworth
2026-06-12 10:00 - 11:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Warkworth Museum, The Parry Kauri Park, Tudor Collins Drive, Warkworth, Warkworth, 0910, New Zealand
Join us for an interesting talk with Maureen Young exploring the life and legacy of H. B. Moore—best known as the father of Lucy Moore, but also a significant figure in his own right as Warkworth’s town clerk and librarian.
Tea and coffee will be served after the talk and are included in the ticket price.
Cost: $15
Bookings essential: warkworthmuseum@xtra.co.nz

Tea & Talk: Open for business, Warkworth’s commercial past
2026-08-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Warkworth Museum, The Parry Kauri Park, Tudor Collins Drive, Warkworth, Warkworth, 0910, New Zealand
Join us for an engaging talk with Brenda Yoxall as she explores the rich commercial history of Warkworth.
Tea and coffee will be served after the talk.
Cost: $15
Bookings essential: warkworthmuseum@xtra.co.nz

Sixty years of oyster farming on the Mahurangi Harbour
2026-10-02 10:00 - 11:00
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 years, it explores the people, challenges, and characters who shaped the local industry.

Speakers: Dianne and Dave Morgan, Jon Nicholson
Cost: $15
Bookings essential: warkworthmuseum@xtra.co.nz

Sweet, Sharp and Bitter: Crops that shaped the Rodney District
2026-10-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Warkworth Museum, The Parry Kauri Park, Tudor Collins Drive, Warkworth, Warkworth, 0910, New Zealand
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, pears, citrus, and stone fruit thrived in Rodney’s climate, supplying Auckland and shaping the region’s identity as a food-producing area. It also touches on the range of crops that supported early settlement and everyday life, showing how both orchards and other plantings contributed to Rodney’s development.
Speaker: Lyn WadeCost: $15 (includes tea and coffee afterwards)Bookings essential: warkworthmuseum@xtra.co.nz
