Local History and Karori
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George Rignold Fossette
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Kaitoke Drowning Tragedy George, aged 23 years of age and a carpenter, was on a camping party of twelve friends at Kaitoke over Christmas 1905. They had pitched their tents...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Henry Beedle
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- This plaque was uncovered by our Pōneke High Schools working bee group in July. Henry was born in Eltringham, Northamptonshire, England in 1879. He married Mary Bennett in 1904 and...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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George McNamara
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- As part of our gardening trial project, we stashed a few daffodil bulbs at the foot of the McNamara plot. You could easily miss the diminutive headstone on this plot,...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Thomas George Poutawera / Tamati Hore Poutawera
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Tamati, known as Thomas, was born in the Bay of Islands in 1861. He was a chief of Ngāpuhi and a cousin of Hone Heke (M.H.R). Thomas attended Te Aute...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Archibald Fea
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Archibald Fea was born in Yorkshire, England on 15 June 1880. He was born to James Cape Fea and Jane Elizabeth Carter. James Fea at the time of Archibald’s birth...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ford plot
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- Mr & Mrs Ford William Florington Ford was born in 1823 in Durham, England. He was a schoolmaster. He taught initially in Salford and then later in Manchester. He married...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Young plot
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- As part of our gardening project, we weeded and mulched around the roses in this plot. They are a lovely fluttery, open, pink flower. None of us can recall a...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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John McMenamen
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- The night of Friday 12th February 1909 bore witness to New Zealand’s worst 19th century maritime disaster. The inter-island ferry SS Penguin struck, what was surmised to have been, Thom’s...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ellison Plot
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- Thomas and Ethel Ellison were married at St Peter’s church in Wellington in 1899. Thomas, also known as Tom or Tamati Erihana (Ngāi Tahu and Te Āti Awa) was the...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Ethel May Daldorf
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Ethel was born in 1886 in Auckland. Her parents were John and Elizabeth Graydon (born Jones). Ethel was the couple’s eldest daughter, and 1 of 11 siblings. John supported the...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mary Bell
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Mary Rowlands (Bell)By Glenn Rowlands, great, great grandson Mary is Buried in plot *Ch Eng/x/137 and was buried on the 27th April 1906. Mary Bell was born on the 17th...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Green Plot
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- Thomas Green We first pick up Thomas Green’s story in 1877, when he was working as a draper’s assistant at Messrs Sutter and Co. in Timaru. He then worked for...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Herman Rudolph Louis Hirter
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- Herman was born in 1872 in Ross, Westland. His father Rudolph Hirter who was born in Berne, Switzerland in 1827 and married Bertha Gutheil in Ross in 1866. She was...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Herbert Lyne
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘On 24th May 1903, at the Wellington Hospital, Herbert Lune, aged 50. Regretted by all who knew him.’ Herbert was born in Newport, Wales in 1853. He married Mary Jane...
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Ernest Theodore Greville
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Ernest was born In Hokitika in 1869. 1892, Ernest was promoted from clerk to Government Audit Inspector. This role required him to travel around the country and meet many people....
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Charles Adolphus Deacon
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Both of Charles’ parents (Edgar and Sophia) were teachers in Kingston, Jamaica and were married there in 1840. His father shortly afterwards became a clergyman. The Rev Deacon was promoted...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Dimond Plot
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- While gardening in this plot in July, we found one of its missing railing posts and what appears to be the gate post to the plot. Unless there are better...
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Sarah Sophia Joshua
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Sarah Poor, known as Sophie, was born in 1852 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. Her parents were Samuel Henry and Sophia Poor (born Hibberd). The family lived with Samuel’s mother, Sarah...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Southee Plot
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- William Odden Southee was born in Kent in 1857. Two of his two siblings died young and when he was 8 years old, he became an orphan. William and his...
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Kākā
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- On Saturday in July, Melinda, who is one of our committee members captured these wonderful photos of Kākā enjoying themselves in the Cemetery
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Francis Kéré visit – reviews
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- We are delighted with the impact that Francis Kéré’s recent lecture has had around the motu. Opening the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture in Auckland, then moving on to Christchurch and finally Wellington, the lectures have highlighted the value of architecture in ‘soothing societal ills’. In Architecture Now Shail Tiku wrote:“Kéré does not imagine architects as living in […]
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Our next meeting – 9 September 2025
- Karori Historical Society
- 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 […]
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2025 Open Sundays Cancelled
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- Due to our Chapel restoration project and the disruption this is causing to both the interior and exterior of the Chapel, we have made a decision to cancel the remaining Open Sundays this year. We look forward to welcoming you back to Open Sundays in 2026.
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Gift now to save the Chapel
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- As the restoration of the Chapel progresses and the aged roof tiles have been removed, it’s become clear that the extent of the deterioration to the existing plywood underneath is more significant than anticipated. A combination of leaking gutters, untreated plywood and previous installation faults means that large areas of rot have developed resulting in […]
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Aotearoa Festival of Architecture 2025
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- Aotearoa New Zealand’s annual celebration of architecture is back and bigger than ever! Now taking place during the month of September, the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture – organised by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects – is your chance to connect with architecture in your community. Futuna Chapel is proud to be […]
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Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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‘Tones of Silence’: Futuna Chapel in Black and White
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- In the ‘Tones of Silence’ Exhibition Futuna Chapel is explored through Black & White photography, taken with a vintage camera and lenses to give another way of viewing and experiencing the Chapel. This exhibition will explore the tones, textures, composition and forms of the Chapel in black and white with many shades of grey. Futuna […]
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A tribute to David Kernohan
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- On Thursday 17 April we bid a sad farewell to one of our founding members and previous Chair of the Trust, David Kernohan who passed away suddenly at his home in Carterton. As a Trust we have shared many wonderful memories of David all of which have enabled us to deepen my appreciation for his […]
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Changing of the Guard; Futuna welcomes new Patron
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- Futuna Chapel Trust has bid farewell to long-serving Patron Chris Cochran (FNZIA MNZM) who stepped down from his role earlier this month after eight years of steadfast support and visionary guidance. With an award-winning background in heritage conservation and architecture, Chris’s tenure as Patron has been pivotal in supporting the Chapel Trustees and to shaping […]
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Colours of Futuna Concert Series Concludes with Stellar Performances
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- The much-anticipated Colours of Futuna Concert Series has now drawn to a close, marking the end of an exceptional array of musical performances that filled the Chapel rafters from 6 April to 15 June this year. Showcasing a stellar lineup of eleven diverse and captivating performances from local Wellington musicians, the series has been a […]
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Edith Huntley M.D.
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- Edith was born at Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England in 1852. Her father was the joint owner of a Brewery. At a young age, Edith was set on becoming a doctor....
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