Featured Book: Harbouring
February 4, 2025
Harbouring - Jenny Pattrick
From the author of Denniston Rose and Heart of Coal her new book, Harbouring, is set amid the NZ Company’s arrival in Wellington and the establishment of the colony there.It is a Welsh family from the foundries who are one of the first to join the schem...
Featured Book: Ōkiwi Brown
December 1, 2024
Ōkiwi Brown - Cristina Sanders
While this is a story it could be true. Ōkiwi Brown, is set in the time of, Cristina Sanders other book Jerningham: early colonial Wellington, in all its rough and grubby glory.Ōkiwi Brown draws heavily on historical fact and real-life characters to paint a pict...
Research Award Book Launch 27th November 2021
November 29, 2021
On a balmy Hawke's Bay afternoon, in the beautiful gardens at historic Duart House, Michael Fowler, Hawke's Bay historian, launched "A Beacon on the Hills"."When Duart was new, it stood out like a beacon on the bare hills of Havelock".It is a new social history of Duart Hous...
Hawke's Bay Branch Centurians
November 11, 2021
The first two Branch centurions were celebrated in 2019.Another milestone was celebrated by the Hawke's Bay Branch - two more members celebrated their 100th birthdays in 2021. Audrey Densham's birthday was in July, and Isa Anderton's was in October.Branch Committee members a...
Hereworth Essay Competition
July 20, 2021
New Zealand Founders Society National President and Hawke's Bay President Mrs Paddy Bayley recently announced the winning entries in the essay competition this Branch of the society has run at Hereworth School, Havelock North. This is the third time Hereworth boys have part...
