Tantalising tales and fun facts - find out more about the Tohu Whenua you love.
02/07/2024
Tohu Whenua sites fill historical gaps as Kaitaia Primary turns 150
On April 7-10th 2025, Kaitaia Primary School will celebrate it’s 150th anniversary. With limited information about the school’s earliest educational activities, nearby Tohu Whenua sites Kerikeri Mission Station (Kororipo Heritage Park) and Te Waimate Mission Station are helping to fill some of the gaps.
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20/05/2023
Learn history where it happened with Tohu Whenua
Tohu Whenua landmarks tell some of our nation’s defining stories, which makes them ideal for students learning our history.
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13/05/2023 | West Coast
Denniston - Life on the hill
A gathering 30 years ago of hundreds of former Denniston residents sparked the idea of Friends of the Hill, a community group that’s still actively connected to the coal-mining town – despite it being home to just a handful of people today
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31/05/2022
Royal visits to Tohu Whenua
Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II has visited Aotearoa New Zealand on ten occasions, between 1953 and 2002? Here are some of the Tohu Whenua she included in her itineraries.
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27/12/2021 | Northland
Flat-pack furniture at NZ's oldest house
The story behind the 200-year old mahogany dining chairs at Kemp House at Kororipo Heritage Park in Kerikeri.
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18/08/2021 | West Coast
Brunner Mine’s iconic bridge
The Brunner Bridge which has linked coalfields on either side of the Grey River since the 1870s has a colourful past.
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26/07/2021 | Northland
Jane Takotowi Clendon
Jane Clendon was a strong woman of Hokianga Māori descent who had the odds stacked against her.
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17/05/2021 | Northland
Te Pahi
Te Pahi was a Māori leader who saw the benefits of trade with Pākehā for his people.
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26/04/2021 | Northland
Rongo Hongi, a remarkable wahine toa of the 1800
Have you heard of Rongo Hongi? She was a remarkable woman.
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