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- William Corfield
  - 18 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - electrocuted at Miramar William, aged 24, was driving a lorry belonging to his employer John Keir along Evans Bay Road on 3rd November 1906. He was carting timber from Miramar […]
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- Thomas William Rose Porter
  - 18 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Thomas William Rose Porter (1843 – 1920) and Major, the War Horse. We were lucky to meet a family member of Thomas William Rose Porter who told us some stories […]
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- Constance Annie de Bathe Vaughan
  - 18 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - ‘she gave her life for her child’ Widely known as Miss Connie Brandon prior to her marriage, born in 1869 she was the eldest daughter of Henry Eustace de Bathe […]
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- Edwin Joseph Ellis
  - 18 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - “Missing Link” – have you any goods to sell? I never refuse them We recently shared a story with a photo that had the “Missing Link” second-hand shop in the […]
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- Rachel Rothenberg
  - 18 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Rachel was born in Kovno in Russian Poland to Lyons Caselberg and his wife Leah Joseph. In 1840 the family moved to Wales. The rapid expansion of coal mining had […]
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- Eleanor White
  - 18 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - ‘they also serve who only stand and wait’ Who organised this sweet headstone for a widow? Eleanor White was the eldest child of William and Harriet Jones and born in […]
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- James Phillips
  - 18 Mar 2023
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  - The catastrophe at Miramar At about 3:30pm on 6 June 1910, a mass of earth without the slightest warning came down upon two men who were working in the drive […]
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- Mary Ann Clapshaw
  - 18 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Born in 1849 Mary Ann Tiernan but known as Marion, she was raised in Quebec city, Canada by her Irish born parents. At age 16, she married Evan Davies. They […]
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- Mary Louisa Hancock
  - 18 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Our heads were turned first by the Hancock plot, and after a little delving realised the connection with a plot three along to the right. This is the story of […]
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- A surreal period: The vaccine protests in photos
  - 9 Mar 2023
  - Capital Magazine
  - Photographer Alan Blundell got amongst the action in February 2022, capturing a dramatic, and unprecedented period in Wellington’s history. The post A surreal period: The vaccine protests in photos appeared first on Capital Magazine.
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- Annual Open Day: 19 March 2023
  - 7 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - The Futuna Annual Open day this year (17 March 2023) features an exhibition of Māori weaving called ‘Ko wai rā te manu?’ and a curator’s talk at 1pm. It is also the 62nd anniversary of the dedication of the chapel to St Joseph, a carpenter who created works in wood with his hands, so very … Continue reading "Annual Open Day: 19 March 2023"
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- Ko wai rā te manu: Māori weaving workshop and exhibition 17-19 March 2023
  - 7 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - The opening of a Māori weaving exhibition and workshop involving: Turumeke Harrington, Ngaahina Hohaia, Neke Moa, Matthew McIntyre Wilson, Ngaroma Riley, Isaac Te Awa, Jude Te Punga Nelson and Kezia Whakamoe.
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- 2023 Colours of Futuna: Summer Concert Series
  - 7 Mar 2023
  - Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
  - Colours of Futuna Summer Concert Series 2023 Sunday afternoons at 2pm, from 2 April – 28 May, 2023 A series of concerts of exceptional musicians from Wellington has been assembled for the 2023 Colours of Futuna concert series. Located in Karori, the chapel will host a series of eight concerts each Sunday at 2pm from … Continue reading "2023 Colours of Futuna: Summer Concert Series"
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- Bond Store to be issued with Earthquake-Prone Building notice
  - 28 Feb 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - The Bond Store building, home to Wellington Museum, will receive an Earthquake-Prone Building (EPB) notice next month.
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- Do we really need to heritage list any more of central Wellington?
  - 22 Feb 2023
  - Talk Wellington
  - Heritage NZ are currently consulting on Category 1-listing the Hannah Playhouse. Some bigwigs support it but guest poster Peter encourages us to oppose it in the consultation – open til 3 March Much criticism of heritage listing modern buildings, particularly those of this architectural style, Brutalism, is rooted in architectural snobbery. This post is not about...
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- Louis Peter Christeson
  - 18 Feb 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Louis was born about 1861 in Denmark. He married Eveline Stephens (born 1866) in 1883 in New Zealand and became a naturalised citizen the same year. His profession was recorded […]
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- Alan & Elizabeth Loxton
  - 3 Feb 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - The couple had only been married a few months before they were accidentally drowned in Wellington Harbour in 1899. Alan Parsons Loxton was born in NSW in 1866. He trained […]
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- Robert Holliday
  - 3 Feb 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Robert (Robie) was born in 1855 in Genoa, Italy, the son of Thomas Holliday and Ann Jeal. Thomas moved the family from England due to his work as an Engineer. […]
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- George Presswood
  - 3 Feb 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - G.H.P So mysterious to have only the initials on a plot. By accessing the digitised burial register we realised this is the plot of George Housely Presswood. Knowing how pricey […]
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- Wreck of the S.S. Penguin
  - 3 Feb 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - The USS Co’s SS Penguin was a very familiar sight in Wellington harbour as she plied back and forward to Nelson and Picton providing a ferry service much like today. […]
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- Sir Francis Bell
  - 3 Feb 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Francis Henry Dillon Bell was born in 1851 the eldest son of the former New Zealand Company agent Francis Dillon Bell. He was educated at Auckland Grammar, Otago Boys, and […]
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- Albert Martin
  - 3 Feb 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Albert Martin (1882-1940) Last November Margaret, who is one of our Members, put us in touch with Alan and Yvonne Townsend who she found looking a bit lost in the […]
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- Dr David Nairn
  - 3 Feb 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - (information supplied in part by one of his descendants) David was born in 1863 in Dundee, Scotland to William Nairn and his wife Elizabeth Mathewson. William was a merchant linen […]
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- Reginald Berry
  - 3 Feb 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Reginald George James Berry (known as James)designer of the first New Zealand decimal coins Berry was born in London in 1906. He went to Russell Hill boarding school and won […]
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- NEWS RELEASE – WAITANGI DAY OPEN DAY -MONDAY – 6th February
  - 26 Jan 2023
  - Wrights Hill Fortress
  - FOR IMMEDIATE USE … Jan/Feb 2023 WAITANGI DAY OPEN DAY-MONDAY, 6 th February 10AM – 4PM Wellington’s historic Wrights Hill Fortress in Karori will be open forpublic inspection again on Waitangi Day, MONDAY, February 6th.
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- Behind the scenes of Wellington Town Hall's redevelopment
  - 18 Jan 2023
  - Wellington City Council
  - The Te Whare Whakarauiki Wellington Town Hall redevelopment made great strides in 2022 with the removal of the crane, a prominent feature of the city’s skyline since 2020. Read on to find out about the next stages of the project in 2023.
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- Event to mark 100th anniversary of katherine mansfield's death
  - 14 Jan 2023
  - Katherine Mansfield House
  - On 9 January 1923, a small event was held at the Katherine Mansfield Memorial in Katherine Mansfield Memorial Park in Thorndon, Wellington, to mark the anniversary date of the centenary of Katherine Mansfield's death.
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- Risk anything! Remembering Katherine Mansfield on the centenary of her death
  - 10 Jan 2023
  - Wellington City Libraries
  - Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for… Continue reading Risk anything! Remembering Katherine Mansfield on the centenary of her death →
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- Dr John Ewart
  - 7 Jan 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - “There has probably never been a greater superintendent of the Wellington Hospital than Dr Ewart” (Evening Post, 5 August 1939). This story was inspired by a Genealogy Investigations story on […]
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- Mary Anne Swaison
  - 7 Jan 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - This grave is the burial plot of Mary Anne Swainson. She was born in 1833 near Hull in the English Midlands and arrived in New Zealand in 1856. In 1859 […]
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