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More than a collection of old stuff
We love having visitors at Te Awaroa Museum, Helensville. It’s one of the reasons we’re here! What people don’t get to see is all the hard mahi (work) which goes on in the background. We’re talking about the mahi that goes towards saving the stories and photographs of everything from...
Finding her name
Names hold stories, connecting generations through history, culture and traditions, but tracing women’s names, in particular, can prove to be quite tricky. Throughout much of our history, women have held a secondary status to men - tradition and law limited their access to education, employment and public roles. A woman’s...
Helensville Lions Autumn Book Fair
HELENSVILLE LIONS AUTUMN BOOK FAIR Saturday 30th May Sunday 31st May 2026 Helensville A&P Showgrounds “The Biggest & Best Book Fair in the West!” The Lions Club of Helensville will once again be holding their May Book Fair at the Helensville A&P Association Showgrounds on the last weekend of May,...
Surviving the storm – and the school term.
by Sequoia Thomson, Year 13 Student, Kaipara College Happy school holidays to everyone involved! Hopefully, everyone is at home, safe, sound, and warm after Cyclone Vaianu passed through, and is helping out any friends, family, and neighbours who need it. With gusts exceeding 130km/h, heavy rain, and large swells, some...