Commemorative aprons proving popular
The stylish aprons made to mark this year’s 175th anniversary celebrations of Howick and districts are proving to be very popular. “The aprons were complimentary to our retailers and hospitality businesses/staff from the Howick Village Association (HVA) and the 175th Committee,” says HVA manager Jane Newbury. “They are to be worn on our Christmas Fair […]
Celebration at St John’s
Bishop Selwyn’s welcome picnic for the Fencible Families was recalled in a 175th Trust event on Saturday with a picnic at St John’s Theological College in Meadowbank. Some of the original buildings that hosted the 300 newly arrived families from the Minerva and the Sir Robert Sale were made available to the group. Addressed by […]
Howick’s has unique history
This year marks the 175th anniversary of Howick and Pakuranga and districts which presents a wonderful opportunity to feature people in the area and their memories of their past. Featured today is Ethan McCormick who is also an Ambassador for the Howick 175th anniversary I have spent my childhood and teenage years in Howick and […]
Knowles was first with the local news
Gerald Hinton Knowles arrived in New Zealand with his wife Rosina in 1913 on the ship Ballarat. Almost 40 years later he would start Howick’s first post-war newspaper, the Howick District News: a source of all news related to councils, boards and clubs in the region, becoming, as Howick Historian Alan La Roche says, “the […]
Farming on Botany Road
This year marks the 175th anniversary of Howick and Pakuranga and districts which presents a wonderful opportunity to feature people in the area and their memories of their past. This is the story of long-term local Ian Rodger who is also an Ambassador for the Howick 175th anniversary. While I was born in Wellington, most […]
Local Chinese celebrate 175th
By Adele White, Howick Local Board A celebratory event was held at Bell House at the Howick Historical Village on October 9 where Chinese guests spoke of the arrival of the first Chinese to the area and shared their own love of living in Howick. Howick 175 ambassadors Ling Ling Liang and Vinson Chao Yu […]