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George Hutton Poynter
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘he was of a lovable disposition and widely respected’. Recently one of George’s descendants, Carol Bennett, contacted us seeking information on his grave. She has kindly shared this photo of […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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William Fielding
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- “one of those steady but undramatic designers who never sought, nor was subject to, the limelight.” William was born in Lancashire and undertook his architectural training in Manchester. He came […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Military Graves
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- To remember Armistice Day, we are sharing this photo of the Girls’ Club of the Women’s National Reserve, who as the caption describes, have not allowed a week to pass […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Toomath’s Buildings
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Toomath’s Buildings We are very sorry to see that the Toomath’s Buildings at 43-47 Ghuznee Street will now be demolished after the recent fire there. The classical Edwardian building was […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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John Andrew Chapman
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘he was a young New Zealander – tall, handsome, kindly, chivalrous, with some of the old world culture as an added grace – a man of whom all men spoke […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Killed by a Tram
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- On the evening of 28th May 1917, a tramcar motorman was driving his tram towards Lambton Station when a man stepped off the footpath in front of him. He sounded the gong and the man seemed to stop and stagger. He then applied the emergency brake but the man was struck by the advertisement side of the car and knocked down. The injured man was carried to the Central Hotel with the assistance of a solider. He never regained consciousness on being admitted to hospital and died at 8am the following morning.
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Is a Prime Minster Entitled to a Nice House?
- Eye of the Fish
- There’s been a lot about this house in the news recently – both the paper kind of news, and the TV kind of news. May as well get my news from proper news sources while they exist, seeing as it sounds like soon nothing is going to exist in the news world. What will we do when 3News and OneNews are ditched, and Stuff has gone bust again? Its hard enough to even buy a paper these days, as increasingly nowhere sells them. What do we do in the future – just make up our own news as we go? Seems to be working fine for some people! Anyway, THIS is the house in question:
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Premier House, 260, Tinakori Road, Paekākā, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Alexander Turnbull Library’s work on the John Scott Archive
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- In 2020 the whānau of John Scott deposited the collection of his architectural plans – over 10,000 items – to the Alexander Turnbull Library for long-term care and to allow researchers to access his work.
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Concert: KODÁLY REFRAMED
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- KODÁLY REFRAMED Sunday 3 March 2024 7:00pm – 8:15pm. A concert performance offering a new take on one of the seminal solo cello works of the 20th century. Using the Indian sruti box, saxophone, taonga puoru, and voice, saxophonist Hayden Chisholm frames the three movements of Kodály’s Cello Sonata with improvisations based around the work’s… Continue reading Concert: KODÁLY REFRAMED
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Concert: KODÁLY REFRAMED
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- KODÁLY REFRAMED Sunday 3 March 2024 7:00pm – 8:15pm. A concert performance offering a new take on one of the seminal solo cello works of the 20th century. Using the Indian sruti box, saxophone, taonga puoru, and voice, saxophonist Hayden Chisholm frames the three movements of Kodály’s Cello Sonata with improvisations based around the work’s… Continue reading Concert: KODÁLY REFRAMED
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Colours of Futuna 2024 concert series
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- A series of ten concerts are coming up at Futuna Chapel by local Wellington musicians, including choir, and instrumental works. Click here for more information about the 2024 Colours of Futuna series. The 2024 concert series will be the ninth time we have run this exciting and valuable concert series in the iconic setting of Futuna… Continue reading Colours of Futuna 2024 concert series
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Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Colours of Futuna 2024 concert series
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- A series of ten concerts are coming up at Futuna Chapel by local Wellington musicians, including choir, and instrumental works. Click here for more information about the 2024 Colours of Futuna series. The 2024 concert series will be the ninth time we have run this exciting and valuable concert series in the iconic setting of Futuna… Continue reading Colours of Futuna 2024 concert series
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Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Kerstin Thompson: Futuna Lecture Series
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- We are delighted to confirm the dates for the Futuna Lecture Series for this year, featuring Melbourne-based architect Kerstin Thompson.
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Sylvia townsend warner on the letters of katherine mansfield
- Katherine Mansfield House
- In 1929, writer Sylvia Townsend Warner published a piece in The New York Herald Tribune about Katherine Mansfield’s letters, entitled ‘Death and The Lady: The Letters of Katherine Mansfield’. This blog post introduces the piece, which you can read in full.
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Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Waitangi Day 2024 – Open Day
- Wrights Hill Fortress
- Wellington’s historic Wrights Hill Fortress in Karori will be open for public inspection again on Waitangi Day, TUESDAY, February 6th. The World War Two coastal battery first opened to the public in 1989 and will be accessible between 10am and 4pm. The post Waitangi Day 2024 – Open Day appeared first on Wrights Hill Fortress.
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Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Talking books with annabel langbein
- Katherine Mansfield House
- On Tuesday 28 November 2023 we were delighted to host culinary queen and lifelong adventurer Annabel Langbein for a fundraising event to support Katherine Mansfield House & Garden. Here are some of the books and writers she mentioned.
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Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A not so brief history of City Gallery Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Te Whare Toi – City Gallery Wellington sits at the heart of Te Ngākau Civic Square which is currently undergoing a major transformation. But the gallery hasn't always called Civic Square its home and has gone through several transformations of its own over the last 43 years.
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Wellington City Gallery / Te Whare Toi, Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Memorial Benches
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Two marble seats add to the symmetrical layout of the original part of the Soldiers Cemetery. They were presented by the Women’s National Reserve (W.N.R) in 1920. The seats were […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mathew & Elsie Holmes
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- A sundial is placed on the upper slope of the right-hand side of the original Soldiers’ section. It was a gift of Mrs Holmes (Elsie), in memory of her husband […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Memorial Kauri
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- On the right hand side of the original Soliders’ area is a magnificent Kauri with a bronze plaque underneath which reads: “Memorial Kauri Planted By Sir James Allen G.C.M.G, Armistice […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mary MacArthur
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Midnight Tragedy In Wellington Harbour The harbour collision of the steamer ‘Cobar’ and the launch ‘Mavis’ on 8th February 1924 resulted in the deaths of Mary Burden MacArthur and Daphne […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Aplin Family
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Tony who is one of our fabulous volunteers uncovered this dear wee headstone during our working bee in September. Such a large plot for Alfred Oscar Aplin who died in […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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John Blundell
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- The death is announced of Mr John Blundell of the “Evening Post” proprietary John was born in Dublin where his father Henry was manager of the “Evening Mail”. The family […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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de Rose Family
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- It’s hard to not notice the de Rose plot as sadly the headstone has tumbled from its perch and lies in the path. Frederick Richard de Rose was born in […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Richmond Family
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- This plot caught our eye as the headstone was placed to the side rather than head of the plot, which seemed unusual, especially in a double width plot. We presumed […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Elfie Williams
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Elfie Clare Williams – ‘Dresden China’ Elfie was one of thirteen children born to Thomas Coldham Williams and his wife Annie Palmer Beetham. Thomas was the oldest born New Zealander […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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NEWS RELEASE – Labour Day 2023 Open Day
- Wrights Hill Fortress
- FOR IMMEDIATE USE – OCTOBER 2023 Wellington’s historic Wrights Hill Fortress in Karori will be opened for public inspection again on LABOUR DAY, Monday 23rd October, the first official day of Wellington Heritage week The World War Two coastal battery will be accessible between 10am and 4pm.
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Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Kroner – were they spies?
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- This is a postscript to our last story which prompted our reader Liz Moir to message us and ask the question. Were we missing something? Were they spies? To answer […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Walter Phelps Bibbing
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Who is W.P.B? The Burial Register provides the answer: Walter Phelps Bibbing. His death in the newspaper says ‘Little is known of Bibbing. He came to Wellington by the Waikere […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Hildegard Kroner
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- This headstone for 8 year old Hildegard Kroner is the only evidence of three generations of the Kroner family in New Zealand. Her grandfather Heinrich Wilhelm Kroner [sometimes Kroener] came […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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