Tauranga Historical Society

  Excavation at  Ō tūmoetai   pā on Levers Road, 2005. Image courtesy of Tauranga Museum. In 2005, archaeologists made a significant discove...

From Tauranga City Library’s archives A monthly blog about interesting items in our collection Matakana Island Timber Mill Te Ao Mārama - Ta...

Part I  Alexander (Sandy) Turner sailed from Ireland to Auckland with his family on the immigrant ship Carisbrooke Castle in 1875 . Travelli...

  Two maps of M ō titi.  Neither is contemporaneous with Brain’s work on the island, but the coloured image shows the settlement pattern of ...

  The 75-year old home today.  Image: Julie Green Last year I was privileged to meet the occupants of this wonderful home, constructed in 19...