Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History
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Waltham Road 1977
Waltham Road looking north. Note the Catholic Cathedral in the distance. *image courtesy of http://buswatchnz.blogspot.co.nz*
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BECKENHAM LOOP – Otautahi, Ihutai and Opawawaho
The Beckenham Loop is a part of the Heathcote River that sits south of Fisher Ave and east of Colombo Street. It once was known as the intersection between three ancient Maori areas – Otautahi, Ihutai and Opawawaho. Otautahi is now known as Governor’s Bay and means ‘The place of one daughter’. Over 300 years …
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Guy Fawkes, King James & A Whole Lot Of Gunpowder
*ghastly content lay within – read on at ye own peril* King James I had no problem admitting to others that he greatly admired Guy Fawkes. He was stubbornly steadfast, dedicated, passionate and brutally honest – even in the face of death. These were values that demanded respect from all that met him, even from …
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WIGRAM – Henry Francis Wigram (1857 – 1934)
We all know the adrenaline rush when we see something that grasps our imagination in such a way, that it makes us feel like we could reach up and take the very stars out of the sky. This is what happened to Henry Francis Wigram when he saw his first plane in 1908 and he …
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