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	26 August 2015 Commemoration of First Ships to Taranaki A ceremony to unveil a plaque commentating the arrival of the first 6 ships to Taranaki was held on 6th August 2015. 8 August 2015 It’s Show time ̶ looking back at the A&P Society An attentive and appreciative audience of some 80 members of the Hawke’s Bay Founders recently heard how the Hawkes Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society developed the A&P Show from its earliest beginnings to the present day. 21 July 2015 Masterton Pioneer Cemetery Plaque Replaced A memorial stone and bronze plaque in the Masterton Pioneer Cemetery was originally unveiled in November 1974, a donation from the Wairarapa Branch of the NZ Founders Society, by Lena Iorns, a direct descendent of Joseph Masters. The memorial was damaged in 2011 as part of the Council's rejuvenation plan for the QEII Park. A reinstatement ceremony was held on 17 April 2015. 21 July 2015 NZ Founders AGM The NZ Founders 2015 Annual General Meeting took place on Monday 22 June 2015 at the Te Rapa Racecourse, Hamilton. A good contingent of Waikato members attended along with delegates from the branches. A main focus for the year ahead will be trying to track down existing members and re-establish the Canterbury branch of Founders. Any current members of the Canterbury branch should contact the National Office. 26 May 2015 The Story Behind the Family in our Banner Photo The story behind our banner photo which is typical of many of the early settlers from whom the Founders Society members are descended. First Previous 31 32 33 34 35 36 Next	Search Categories Expand/Collapse Founders Society 53 RSS Expand/Collapse Auckland 10 RSS Expand/Collapse Bay of Plenty 3 RSS Expand/Collapse Canterbury Westland 3 RSS Expand/Collapse Waikato 25 RSS Expand/Collapse Hawke's Bay 75 RSS Expand/Collapse Taranaki 22 RSS Expand/Collapse Wanganui 6 RSS Expand/Collapse Wairarapa 6 RSS Expand/Collapse Wellington 8 RSS Apply for the Annual Research/Book Award.