Latest From: David Verran

Takapuna’s ‘Golden Triangle’ 1958-1989

Until 1910, shopping in Takapuna was limited to just the Halls Corner area. From then on, the growth of...

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issue 173 april 2026

The Home Guard on the North Shore

The Second World War commenced on 1 September 1939. From then, each local council across the Auckland metropolitan...

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issue 172 march 2026

Early days of the East Coast Bays RSA

At a time of high unemployment in the late 1920s and early 1930s, several Returned Soldiers’ clubs were...

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issue 171 february 2026

A review of Pippa Mothersole’s ‘Lake House - History, Co...

The front cover of this beautifully produced and well written book depicts a painting by Tony Ogle. His...

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issue 170 december 2025

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