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2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sandy Myhre

Brian Shaw from Kaikohe with his archaeology certificate from the Young Archaeologists Workshop held at Te Waimate Mission in early May. Young archaeologists diggin’ the experienceA group of budding young archaeologists donned high-vis jackets, rolled up their sleeves and took part in an archaeological excavation recently at Te Tai Tokerau’s Te Waimate Mission in the Far North.

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sandy Myhre

Properties bordering Franklin Rd, Ōpua, with a grand view of the bay, the boats and the car ferry. Ōpua street names a polar blast from the pastThe port of Ōpua is about as far away from the freezing wastes of the North Pole as you could possibly get, but the two have an exotic connection. The roads of Ōpua are named after explorers who embarked on a mission to find and chart the Northwest Passage in 1845, and who famously perished in the attempt.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sandy Myhre

Lesley and Keith Rockell get together for their 60th wedding anniversary with their four daughters Kelly (left), Shona, Leigh and Glenys. Diamond wedding celebration in KerikeriKeith and Lesley Rockell from Kerikeri celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at the end of April. Ask her what the secret to a good marriage is and Lesley says she doesn’t know.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sandy Myhre

Tere Tahi, one of the survivors of Operation Grapple. The story of the veterans who witnessed the nuclear tests is told in a photographic and story exhibition at Waitangi Museum. New exhibition for Te Kōngahu Museum of WaitangiThe Waitangi Treaty Grounds has announced its latest exhibition. It is called Operation Grapple – We Were There, which opened on April 18 and will run until July 6, 2025.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sandy Myhre

US Marine Cary Ward (left) with comrade in arms Albert Russell in 1942. The personal recollections of a US Navy sailor who was stationed in Northland during the latter part of World War II have revealed the human face of the thousands of US servicemen who trained here prior to fighting in the Pacific. Cary Carlson Ward of Pensacola, Florida, joined the US Navy as a 17-year-old straight from his junior year at high school.