Letters 6
Memories of Broadcasting 8
Remembering a time of radios with fabric-covered speakers, green magic eye tuning, and a crackling smell as the valves warmed up.
Richard Henry – Pioneer Conservationist 10
Over two decades, Henry recorded observations and developed theories about kākāpō.
On Patrol with Dad’s Army 14
Margaret Wilson’s childhood memories of Rotorua’s Home Guard fighting a mock battle.
Dad on the Farm16
Honouring the memory of a hard working father.
Opposite Sides 17
‘Hughie’ avoids being arrested while delivering illegal pamphlets in support of the wharfies.
The final flight of Hudson NZ2029 21
Flying Officer Dean Horrocks and all but one of the crew of the Lockheed Hudson maritime patrol bomber he was flying lost their lives after the
plane crashed.
A Grand Occasion 27
Photos of a crowd gathering for a celebration in Northcote, August 8, 1908.
Delivering the Herald in the 1960s 28
Neil Anderson shares his recollections of working as a paperboy in Auckland in the ‘60s delivering the Herald.
Kupu Whawhai: Words of War 32
The use of te reo Māori in New Zealand’s military mottos… ‘words of war’.
Emigrating to a new country 38
Anne Gentlemen’s journey leaving Britian in 1951, traveling to New Zealand to start a new life with her family.
Whetumatarau, from Storm to Stars 42
Steph Mellors recalls living at the foot of Whetumatarau in the 1940s.
A Real Trial 44
John Grant writes of the trials and tribulations of driving and rallying around New Zealand.
It’s a Knockout 50
On a chilly Dunedin night in the winter of 1951 Bill Conroy was in the ring and his boxing match had not started well...
A snapshot of Cromwell 52
Mark Derby writes of the Jolly families’ role in Cromwell in the 1900s.
Bringing the World to our Home 56
New Zealand’s press made up for the country’s physical isolation by providing, from the 1930s, a more comprehensive coverage of international affairs than was common in other parts of the world.
Posthumous Victoria Cross for bravery 61
The most decorated World War I soldier from Wairarapa, grew up at Newman, near Eketāhuna, then served in the Australian Army.
Index 64
Scenes from the Endeavour 66
Photos from the Endeavour, a railcar service that operated between Wellington and Napier from 1972-1989.
