Chapter 3 has begun! With the lease secured, work on the site begins in earnest. Read this chapter to find out about how to plan after the work is done (and amaze your local councillors in the process), what doorless planes are good for (apart from parachuting), and who said “What a bloody mess!” and [...]
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Chapter 3 started – doorless planes and what a bloody mess!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aerial photos, Nga Manu, Ngarara Farm, Peter McKenzie, Waikanae on September 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 1 completed!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jonathan Smith, Moss Smith, Ngarara Farm on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The first draft of Chapter 1 has now been completed, with the addition of the “Smith Era”, centred around Wellington draper Moss Smith, who purchased the Ngarara farm block in 1958. Fourteen hectares were leased to the Nga Manu Trust in 1978, but the surrounding farm is still farmed by Moss Smith’s son, Jonathan [pictured]. [...]
Chapter 1 in progress
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Charles Morison, Henry Elder, Ice Age, Isabel Field, Jonathan Smith, Maurice Smith, moa hunters, Moss Smith, Muaupoko, Native Land Court, Ngarara Farm, Ngati Awa, Ngati Toa, Rangitane, Te Rauparaha, W. H. Field, Waimeha River, Wellington-Manawatu Railway, Wi Parata, Willie Field on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chapter 1 of the Nga Manu History “online book” is making good progress. This chapter will outline the geological history, the Maori history and the early settler and farming history of the area around Nga Manu before it became a reserve in 1974. The chapter will include interesting photos and maps. Reader contributions are always [...]
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