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 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…

Heritage Taranaki is proud to host this years Taranaki Heritage Month! More details are available at Taranaki Heritage Month 2024.

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…

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 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…

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…

Image: Robert Reid Parris – Civil commissioner in Taranaki 1865 to 1875. Early in the morning, Major McDonnell returned to Waingongoro with 12 troopers of the Wanganui Yeomanry Cavalry. He was warned by others that an ambuscade awaited him along this route, and he ordered 30 Colonial and 20 Maori infantry to join him, before setting…