https://wellington.gen.nz/karori-historical-society+wcnhosted Items tagged with Karori Historical Society and WCN Hosted. https://karorihistory.org.nz/2026/02/19/special-general-meeting-speaker-march-2026/ Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 3 March 2026 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7pm. Members and friends welcome. The meeting on 3 March will be in two parts: At 7pm, we are holding a Special General Meeting to approve changes to our constitution and the decision to reregister in order to meet […] karori places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2026/02/19/special-general-meeting-speaker-march-2026/ Karori Historical Society 2026-02-19T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://karorihistory.org.nz/2025/12/09/last-meeting-for-2025-16-december-2025/ Our last public meeting for 2025 will be held on Tuesday 16 December 2025 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30 pm. Members and friends welcome. South with Shackleton and Endurance, 1914-1917 Join us for a talk by Graeme Jupp who is sharing his deep knowledge of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914–1917). His interest […] karori places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2025/12/09/last-meeting-for-2025-16-december-2025/ Karori Historical Society 2025-12-08T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://karorihistory.org.nz/2025/09/08/our-next-meeting-9-september-2025/ Our next public meeting will be held on Tuesday 9 September 2025 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30 pm. Members and friends welcome. The Great Karori ‘Spring into Spring’ Quiz How much do you really know about the history of Karori? Do you know where the original stockade was in Karori? Do you know the name of […] karori places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2025/09/08/our-next-meeting-9-september-2025/ Karori Historical Society 2025-09-07T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://karorihistory.org.nz/2025/05/24/our-next-meeting-3-june-2025/ Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 3 June 2025 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30 pm. Members and friends welcome. Business Supper will be served after the meeting. If you are keen to help run the Society and plan future activities and events, so are willing to join our Committee, please contact Adrian […] karori places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2025/05/24/our-next-meeting-3-june-2025/ Karori Historical Society 2025-05-24T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://karorihistory.org.nz/2025/02/26/our-next-meeting-4-march-2025/ Our next public meeting will be held on Tuesday 4 March 2025 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30 pm. Members and friends welcome! Clare Gleeson – Alfred Buxton and His Gardens Alfred Buxton is the father of landscaping in New Zealand. From 1900 to the mid-1940s, his company designed over 350 private and […] karori places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2025/02/26/our-next-meeting-4-march-2025/ Karori Historical Society 2025-02-26T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://karorihistory.org.nz/2024/12/03/our-next-meeting-10-december-2024/ Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 December 2024 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30pm. Members and friends welcome. “There’s gold in them thar hills: the archaeology of Wellington’s gold rush and the Albion Battery” Michael Grace and Mary O’Keeffe will tell the fascinating story of Wellington’s 19th century gold rush […] karori places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:19:41 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2024/12/03/our-next-meeting-10-december-2024/ Karori Historical Society 2024-12-03T09:19:41Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://karorihistory.org.nz/2024/09/04/our-next-meeting-10-september-2024/ Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 September 2024 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30pm. Members and friends welcome. Join us to hear Gábor Tóth, Local & NZ History Specialist at Wellington City Libraries, present Future Plans: Wellington subdivision advertising bills from the early 20th century. The years leading up to […] karori libraries places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2024/09/04/our-next-meeting-10-september-2024/ Karori Historical Society 2024-09-04T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://karorihistory.org.nz/2024/05/21/join-us-for-our-2024-agm/ Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 4 June 2024 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30 pm. Members and friends welcome. Business After the AGM we are lucky to have Elizabeth Cox as our speaker, who will be talking about her book Making Space, and in particular the life of Lucy Greenish. […] karori places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2024/05/21/join-us-for-our-2024-agm/ Karori Historical Society 2024-05-21T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://karorihistory.org.nz/2024/02/15/our-next-meeting-5-march-2024/ Our next public meeting will be held on Tuesday 5 March 2024 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30 pm. Members and friends welcome. Wartime Secrets from the Family Home Please join us on Tuesday 5th March to hear Tom McGrath talk about his new book. Tom has a lifetime association with Karori. He […] karori places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2024/02/15/our-next-meeting-5-march-2024/ Karori Historical Society 2024-02-15T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://karorihistory.org.nz/2023/07/30/our-next-meeting-5-sep-2023/ Our next Meeting will be held on Tuesday 5 September 2023 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30 pm. Members and friends welcome. Katherine Mansfield’s Europe Please join us to hear Redmer Yska talk about his more recent book, Katherine Mansfield’s Europe, Station to Station. Part travelogue, part literary biography, part detective story and part […] karori places communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Sun, 30 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2023/07/30/our-next-meeting-5-sep-2023/ Karori Historical Society 2023-07-30T00:00:00Z -41.2844173 174.7444792 Karori, Wellington, New Zealand https://karorihistory.org.nz/2023/06/26/celebrating-50-years/ Our 50th anniversary event was held on 24th June at St Ninians. Around 40 members past and present, as well as family and guests, were present to celebrate this milestone. Norma was able to come in from Waikanae for the day, and we also welcomed Noeline Stubbs, who was one of the original committee members […] waikanae kapiti places karori communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2023/06/26/celebrating-50-years/ Karori Historical Society 2023-06-25T00:00:00Z https://karorihistory.org.nz/2023/06/13/a-summary-of-past-meetings-2010-2023/ December 2023 We had a great crowd turn out in December to hear Robin Skinner talk through his detailed research to trace a Māori pathway from Te Aro to the Kaiwharawhara Stream at Te Māra a Tāne / Zealandia. This once much-used thoroughfare passed through the present site of the university campus and suburban Kelburn, […] kelburn sanctuary places conservation karori communitygroups localhistory wcnhosted Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://karorihistory.org.nz/2023/06/13/a-summary-of-past-meetings-2010-2023/ Karori Historical Society 2023-06-13T00:00:00Z -41.2917079 174.7521904 Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand