The Broun Connection with Howick, Keeping the Scottish Traditions Alive Today
By Suzanne Christie-Broun The Broun Clan were originally from Edinburgh, Scotland. This photo is from the wedding of John Stewart Broun (b1933 d2021) to Caroline Wilson Broun nee Dreenan (b1934 d2016) at the Howick All Saints Church in 1968. John moved up to live at 58 Parkhill Lane in Howick in 1960 (see photo) when […]
The Whitford Store
By Suzanne Christie-Broun My father, Poul Christie purchased the Whitford Store in 1986. Previous to this, the Whitford Store dates back to 1910. Over the years it has served the Whitford community as a post office, general store, service station, wool craft shop and saddlery shop. In 1986, Poul Christie with 2 other local business […]
Miraculous journey for Elim
Luke Brough is very satisfied his grand vision has come to fruition for Elim Church and its other activities such as education and community outreach By PJ (Phil) Taylor Elim is a modern-era church, realistic and practical in its approach and attitudes. Its creation is the result of well-established Christian beliefs – the Lord will […]
Howick Women’s Dinner Club
Imagine being told that, as a woman in your mid-30’s, you are too old to be part of a Young Wives Club! This is what happened to Jenny Hough when she moved, with her family, to Howick in the 1970’s. Back then there was really nowhere for young wives and mothers to go, where they […]
The history of Mangemangeroa Reserve
My favourite place to visit in Howick is the Mangemangeroa Reserve with its variety of landscapes, including coastal native bush, salt marsh habitat, farmland and a unique estuary. Such a succession of ecosystems is found nowhere else in East Auckland. I am grateful for work that has been done in the last 20 years to […]
Adele White’s Howick Memories
As part of the Howick 175 events and celebrations, we have asked Howick/Pakuranga residents to share some of their memories. Today we hear from Adele White My dad’s great, great-grandfather, and great grandfather, arrived in Howick, from Cork in Ireland, on October 11, 1847, after sailing for 90 days on the Sir Robert Sale. […]