The Way of the Raukura – Film Screening Added to Taranaki Heritage Month 2025 Taranaki Heritage Month is proud to announce a special bonus event that deepens our collective remembrance and celebration of Parihaka’s legacy. On Tuesday, 5th November, following the midday Parihaka Day Commemorative Service at Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary, the community…
Taranaki Heritage Month Is Back For 2025!
Taranaki Heritage Month is back for 2025 and we had an awesome first weekend of events! We had a fantastic turnout for our Panel Discussion on Friday evening at the Plymouth International Hotel, with another 2000 or so joining us online! A huge thank you to chair Dr Ruakere Hond, and panellists Michael Belgrave, Alistair…
2024 Taranaki Heritage Month
Heritage Taranaki is proud to host this years Taranaki Heritage Month! More details are available at Taranaki Heritage Month 2024.
2024 AGM
We are excited to announce that our Annual General Meeting for 2024 is just around the corner! This year, we will be gathering at the Taranaki Disabilities Information Centre (TDIC) in New Plymouth. Date: Sunday, 17th November 2024Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PMVenue: Taranaki Disabilities Information Centre (TDIC) 28 Young St, New Plymouth. Our AGM is a fantastic…
Taranaki Heritage Month 2023 Panel Discussion
The Taranaki Heritage Month 2023 panel discussion was enlightening and informative. Exploring the questions of Who owns heritage? and Who gets to tell the story? If you missed the in-person event or missed a detail on the night, you can watch the panel discussion in its entirety above. Skip forward to 9min for the start…
A Month of Celebrating Taranaki Heritage
Article by Matthew Rilkoff, published on stuff.co.nz, 29 Sep 2023 Heritage Month returns to Taranaki this weekend after a successful first run in 2022. Rob Green, co-ordinator of the event and secretary of Heritage Taranaki, said the inaugural event was a great success with about 30 events around the region. “The highlight for me was…
The American conservator called on to save some of New Zealand’s greatest treasures
Article by Helen Harvey, published on stuff.co.nz, 23 Sep 2023 One Kiwi family had an unusual dilemma. Their parrot had attacked great-grandma’s self-portrait and damaged the treasured heirloom. The picture was done in pokerwork – the art of decorating wood by burning a design with a heated metal point – and dated from the early…
Archaeology Week 2023
New Zealand Archaeology Week 2023 is almost here! This annual week dedicated to promoting Aotearoa’s unique archaeological heritage is co-ordinated by the New Zealand Archaeological Association, with events organised by groups and individuals across the country. Heritage Taranaki are organising events in Taranaki with assistance from local archaeologists including Heritage Taranaki chairperson Ivan Bruce who…
Heritage Taranaki AGM 2022
The Heritage Taranaki AGM for 2022 will be held at the Taranaki Disabilities Information Centre, 28 Young St, Ngāmotu/New Plymouth, on Sunday, November 20th, from 2pm. AGM formalities – Election of Officers etc Following our AGM we will reflect upon our recent Taranaki Heritage Month – What lessons? What went well? What can we do…
Heritage Month to examine the cracks in Taranaki’s history
Article by Stephanie Ockhuysen, published on stuff.co.nz, Sep 27 2022 Standing outside one of New Zealand’s oldest stone churches, Rob Green quotes The Dean of Coventry. “We cannot paper over the cracks of history; we must step into the cracks and bring the light.” As the coordinator of Taranaki Heritage Month, that’s exactly what Green…
Archaeology Week – South Taranaki
Archaeology Week 2018 South Taranaki Heritage Taranaki With Susanne Grieve Demonstration Title: Science in Heritage Conservation (Demonstration) – 4 May, 2018 The conservation of historic, artistic and archaeological materials involves history, chemistry and the visual arts. Join us to learn about how we identify different material types and see science in action on real historic…
150 years ago today, The attack on Pokaikai. By Dave Rudd and Ivan Bruce
Image: Lieut-Colonel Thomas McDonnell. Pokaikai 150 years ago today, a colonial force of 214 troops of the Wanganui Yeomanry Cavalry, Patea Rangers, Wanganui Rangers, No 8 and No 10 Companies of the Taranaki Military Settlers and Captain McDonnell’s Native Contingent under the command of Major McDonnell attacked the Ngati Ruanui village of Pokaikai. Departing Manawapou…
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