Matua, Hēnare

Submitted by Caren Wilton on October 15, 2014 - 14:31

Mountfort, Benjamin

Submitted by Dean Johnston on October 3, 2014 - 14:26

Devout Anglican Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort was hailed as New Zealand’s leading church architect of the 19th century…

Mountfort, Benjamin

Submitted by Dean Johnston on October 3, 2014 - 14:22

Artists painting

Submitted by Dean Johnston on September 29, 2014 - 17:01

In shimmering watercolour, rich oil paint, and pen and ink, these artists depicted their worlds.

Holcroft, Monte

Submitted by Dean Johnston on September 3, 2014 - 16:27

A prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction, and eventually editor of the New Zealand Listener, Monte Holcroft helped shape the way New Zealanders thought about their country...

Reading

Submitted by Dean Johnston on September 3, 2014 - 16:10

The Bible, a picture book, the latest headlines, recipes, a racy novel – what are these people reading?

Pengelly, Edna

Submitted by Dean Johnston on August 15, 2014 - 12:23

Stationed in Egypt during the First World War, Edna Pengelly was among those New Zealand nurses faced with tending to seriously injured soldiers evacuated from Gallipoli. Do you have a photo of her for our website?…

Feathered cloaks

Submitted by Dean Johnston on August 12, 2014 - 13:55

A cloak woven of finest flax fibre and decorated with patterned borders, feathers or tassels was more than just a warm garment – it proclaimed the wearer’s status.

Henare, James Clendon Tau

Submitted by Dean Johnston on July 28, 2014 - 11:40

Eminent Ngāpuhi scholar Sir James Hēnare played a vital role in establishing the kōhanga reo movement to teach pre-school children the Māori language…

Moko

Submitted by Dean Johnston on July 2, 2014 - 15:41

Moko – intricate designs literally carved into the face – proclaimed status and identity in the Māori world.

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