
Keith Newman
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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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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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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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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John and Joan Scott - Design and service
shape community
“If you want to do something for your community or neighbourhood, then keep yourself well-informed and have your two cents' worth,” Joan

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Memories from Springfield Road
Bradshaws from the 1920s
Albert Bradshaw decided to move from Whakatu to Haumoana in the late 1920s after their doctor advised it would be best for the health of his

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Haumoana School History: Post-WW2 memories (Part 2 of 3)
The earthquake, air raid practice, nit inspection, picnics, blackberry burglars, fires, the ‘murder house’, six of the best and an ever exp

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Innovation and excellence
behind Haumoana Fire Service
The Haumoana, Te Awanga and Tuki Tuki Volunteer Fire Brigade was formed in 1946 with about 20 members using bucket pumps, beaters, a home-ma

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Long life on Cape Coast
A vitalised atmosphere
Fred Butcher and his wife Mabel (nee Sommerville) were told by Dr Reeves in Havelock North that because of the weakness in their infant son