

Cape Coast ecological diversity
The Cape Coast is home to many varieties of nesting and migrating birds that settle in the wetlands and lagoons and the gravelly bushed area
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Surviving fire, floods and farming - A Gordon generational inheritance (Clifton Station history: Par
James Gillespie Gordon, the pioneering Scotsman who had countered his ill fortunes and losses by making a fresh start in New Zealand...
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A Scotsman from India - Pioneering family tames the Cape (Clifton Station history: Part One)
Into the awkward mix of questionable land claims, Maori unrest and a burgeoning power class of pastoralists came an enterprising Scotsman...
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Shaken & Stirred - locals recall 1931 earthquake
“The noise and clouds of dust rising from the cliffs was apocalyptic. His father held onto him as they swayed drunkenly as if on a boat. Tre
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Joan Wiffen - The dinosaur lady
Her fossil finds are held in the palaeontology collection of GNS Science, with some on loan to Te Papa. A spokesman at GNS said her scientif
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Colin Trevelyan - Cameras, cars and a hovercraft
Former Te Awanga resident Colin Trevelyan, a collector of old cars and cameras, once owned the Living Image Vintage Camera Museum and a comm
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Derek van Asch Innovator and Benefactor
Derek van Asch was a local legend; a do it yourself, number 8 wire inventor, founding member of the Haumoana fire brigade, pioneering pea cr
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Cultural collision at Cape Kidnappers
Despite having a mountain, a county, a beach, streets and so much more named after him, Captain James Cook, remains a polarising personality
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Wilton Farm, Te Awanga - Glenny Family Legacy
George and Catherine Glenny from Old Croft, Carlisle, Scotland acquired a 716 acre (290 ha) sheep farm on the slopes of Te Awanga in 1927, n
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Passionate British Car Museum founder passes
His passion for Morris Minors, initially handed down from family members, turned into a classic collection of British cars that soon outgrew
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