Keith Newman
William Morris the Whaler
Irishman William Morris, the earliest European settler in Hawke’s Bay, established a shore whaling station at Whakaari near Tangoio in 1841
Keith Newman
Haumoana Paradise by the Sea
In the first years of the 20th century, Clive Grange Beach, the Tukituki river mouth and camp ground were a popular holiday spot with many d
Keith Newman
The tale of two Black Bridges (part one)
Until the original Black Bridge was completed in 1888, the only access to the coastal regions of Haumoana, Te Awanga and Clifton was by sea
Keith Newman
This is our story…a story of beginnings for Hawke’s Bay
About 900-years ago; before the Takitimu waka arrived with its crew of high priests and experts, Whatonga and his wife Hotuwaipara, the firs
Keith Newman
Te Awanga railway iron protection
Back in the 1970s Te Awanga locals, fed up with inaction by local authorities over the regular erosion in front of their beachfront homes to
Keith Newman
Growing up at the Grange
Hiraani, a former hairdresser and “haute couturier dress designer” and one of seven children of Charles and Kathleen Scott, was a grand 96-y
Keith Newman
Cape Coast Kaumatua remembers
Among the earliest residential homes established in Haumoana were those purchased by the maternal grandparents of local kaumatua Darky...
