Waiuku in the News – Kohekohe School Christmas Holidays

Ex Kohekohe school in 1946
Waiuku Museum Society Collection 

The Kohekohe School was closed for the Christmas holidays on the evening of the 22nd December, when, at the request of the teachers and a few friends, the children assembled in the school paddock, and had a very pleasant evening’s amusement. The sports consisted of running, jumping, skipping, etc., for prizes presented by Mr. Murray, Mrs. Muir, Miss Clarke, and Mr. Ferguson. Miss Clarke was very energetic in looking after the programme, and deserves the thanks of the Kohekohe children. After the good things were all disposed of, three hearty cheers were given for the teachers (Mr. Murray and Miss Clarke), when the children wended their way home well pleased with their entertainment. This is the first time anything of the sort has been given here.— A Correspondent.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7833, 30 December 1886, Page 5

Photo Essay – Hartmann House

Photographer: Douglas Allan Oldfield.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: Douglas Allan Oldfield.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: Douglas Allan Oldfield.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Hartmann House arriving at the King Street Reserve (later renamed the Tamakae Reserve), Waiuku, April 1979. The Waiuku Museum Society had acquired the house to move to the reserve as the nucleus of a planned historical precinct. Built for Anton and Pauline Hartmann in 1886, it was believed to be Waiuku’s oldest surviving house.
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Waiuku Museum Postcard (photograph taken about 2015).

Waiuku in the News – Kentish Hotel

Kentish Hotel, Waiuku, 1877.
View of the Kentish Hotel, Waiuku, 1877. The earliest portion of the hotel, built for Edward Constable in 1852, can be glimpsed at the far left. This was a two-storey building with a single-storey verandah at the front. The extension at the northen end, seen here, boasted not only a balustraded wrap-around verandah on the lower storey, but also an upper-storey balcony, was added by a new proprietor, Mr Sedgwick, in 1877. The building was further extended and embellished in 1897.
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THE KENTISH HOTEL.

On landing from the steamer, the first important building is Mr Sedgwick’s Kentish Hotel. Mr Sedgwick has of late considerably improved the appearance of the building and its surroundings. A contract for large additions to the hotel, was taken some weeks ago by Messrs Henessy and Hammond, who enjoy a good local reputation as builders. The work is nearly completed, the verandah and balcony only requiring the finishing touches. The balustrades have been turned out at Mr Hockin’s Waiuku Manufactory, and are of totara. A walk through the new suites of rooms shew that travellers, visitors, and the general public have every desirable convenience. New furniture is observable in every department. Newly married couples desirous of spending the honeymoon in a quiet country spot might do worse than go to Waiuku. The hotel has 20 rooms in addition to the large hall where the Waiuku and Waipipi Highway Boards hold their meetings. There is also a large kitchen, scullery, and other outbuildings, a large stable, kitchen garden and paddocks within a hundred yards. Horses and vehicles may be had on hire at the hotel.

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Auckland Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2172, 19 February 1877, Page 2

Photo Essay – Houses in Waiuku – Part 3

The home of Mr Anthony May (Senior) and family at Maioro, ca 1909. The householder and his wife and child are standing on or near the verandah. A visitor is sprawled on the grass nearby. There is a whare partly hidden behind the bushes to the right of the house. A Maori man, woman and boy form a group near the horse in the right-hand foreground.
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Front view of the new Presbyterian manse (minister’s house) at Awhitu, 4 May 1915.
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The old homestead known as ‘Collingwood’ on the eastern outskirts of Waiuku, 1965. This was one of the area’s oldest houses. Phillip Hansen King, who had been appointed interpreter to the Waiuku Resident Magistrate in 1864, acquired the property soon after his arrival in the town. The house remained in the King family until Phillip’s son, Willliam James King, who had been active in local affairs, left the district in 1920. At William King’s farewell function, one of the speakers referred to the property thus: “[the] ‘Collingwood’ estate, the fine old homestead which was guarded and sheltered by a magnificent variety and profusion of native trees, planted by Mr King’s late revered centenarian mother …” (‘Valediction at Waiuku’, Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, 14 September 1920, p. 2).
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he former Hartmann house in King Street, Waiuku, January 1979. Built for Louis and Pauline Hartmann in 1886, this was believed to be Waiuku’s oldest surviving house. Later in the year, the Waiuku Museum Society moved the house to the King Street Reserve (later Tamakae Reserve) as the nucleus of a planned historical precinct.
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Photo Essay – Houses in Waiuku – Part 2

A Settler’s Residence at Waipipi
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Members of the Anderson family and friends at Awhitu, ca 1900. Mr and Mrs H. Anderson are at left. Mr Anderson is holding baby Paitu. Mr Anderson senior is behind. Henry Poroa is the Maori man leaning on the bannister. Mrs R. Dickey (nee Jones) is standing beside him; the other three people are unidentified. The Anderson house was situated near the Awhitu wharf, and had a general store attached.
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William and Rachel Smith’s home in Bowen Street, Waiuku, ca 1905. A well-dressed lady and a young boy are sitting in the buggy at the front of the house.
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The home of Mr Anthony May (Junior) in Queen Street, Waiuku, ca 1909. This house was situated almost opposite the Public and Temperance Hall. Two women and three children, presumably members of the May family, are standing outside.
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The home of Mr Anthony May (Senior) and family at Maioro, ca 1909. The householder and his wife and child are standing on or near the verandah. A visitor is sprawled on the grass nearby. There is a whare partly hidden behind the bushes to the right of the house. A Maori man, woman and boy form a group near the horse in the right-hand foreground.
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Photo Essay – Houses in Waiuku – Part 1

An early settler’s cottage in what is now Shakespeare Road, near Waiuku, 1868. A woman and two men pose in front of the house. A little boy is sitting on the front steps playing with what seems to be a toy gun. The carefully tended vegetable garden includes healthy crops of lettuces, onions and cabbages.
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The Hockin house, ‘Rose Hill’, at Pukeoware, ca 1890.
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Major Ebenezer Hamlin’s former residence, known as ‘Brookside’, on the way to Glenbrook, near Waiuku, ca 1895. Ebenezer Hamlin, the ninth and youngest son of the missionary James Hamlin, was born at Orua Bay in 1844. During the Waikato War he served in the militia, then took up farming near Waiuku. The rank of Major came from his service with the Waiuku Volunteer Cavalry. He was MP for the Franklin electorate (variously named) from 1876 to 1893. He retired to Remuera in 1894, where he died in June 1900. ‘Brookside’ was later bought by Mr C.J. West. Note the white picket fence surrounding the house, the flock of sheep, the man on horseback, and the horse and buggy to the left. A grove of native trees has been preserved behind the house.
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The Smiths family’s house at ‘Thornhill’, Waiuku. Standing in front of the house are, left to right: Ann Smith, an unidentified woman, Thomas Smith (with a bridle over his arm), Samuel Dawes, and an unidentified man.
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Photo Essay – Tahuna Marae in 1964

View of the meeting house (Te Ata-i-Rehia) at Tahuna Marae, near Waiuku, January 1964. The old Kaihau house – once the home of Henare Kaihau MP – is also visible through the trees.
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View of the old Kaihau house at Tahuna Marae, near Waiuku, January 1964. Henare Kaihau served as MP for Western Maori from 1896 to 1911. He built a fine house on family property at Tahuna Pa, between Waiuku and Waipipi. He died in 1920. By the time of this photograph, the house had been unoccupied for some years and was in a semi-derelict condition.
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The meeting house (Te Ata-i-Rehia) and the hall at Tahuna Marae, near Waiuku, January 1964.
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The hall or whare kai at Tahuna Marae, near Waiuku, January 1964.
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The cemetery at Tahuna Marae, near Waiuku, January 1964. Part of the Waiuku arm of the Manukau Harbour can be seen in the distance.
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Photo Essay – Building the Steel Mill – Part 2

Photographer: M Buttimore.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: M Buttimore.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: M Buttimore.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: M Buttimore.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: M Buttimore.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: M Buttimore.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photo Essay – Building the Steel Mill – Part 1

Steel Mill Site
Photographer: M Buttimore.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

A pile driver in action on the site of the Glenbrook steel mill, 1966.
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Photographer: M Buttimore.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: M Buttimore.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: M Buttimore.
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photo Essay – Waiuku Post Office – Part 2

Photographer: Douglas Allan Oldfield
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

The Waiuku Post Office, Queen Street, Waiuku, May 1970. This was Waiuku’s second post office building, erected in 1914 and replaced in 1977. The Post Office Savings Bank building can be seen next door.
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Scene during the opening ceremony for the new Waiuku Post Office, Queen Street, Waiuku, 14 November 1977. Waiuku mayor Kevan Lawrence addresses the crowd with Franklin MP the Hon. W.F. (Bill) Birch to his right.
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Photographer: Douglas Allan Oldfield
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: Douglas Allan Oldfield
Waiuku Museum Society Collection

Photographer: Douglas Allan Oldfield
Waiuku Museum Society Collection