Category: Heritage
Matangi Factory Site Tour, 11 a.m. 26 September, 2026. All Welcome.
Harry Mowbray, Matangi Factory site owner, has agreed to, again, offer a public site tour to offer his insight into its historical past, current activity and the plans for the future of the Matangi Factory Site. In 2004, Harry, and his son, Andrew prepared an excellent history on the site which is on our website and… Read More Matangi Factory Site Tour, 11 a.m. 26 September, 2026. All Welcome.
Great to see students involved in ANZAC remembrance in Matangi.
Preserving and growing the Community Poppy Net at Matangi School. Teacher Kat Osborne has ensured this poignant reminder continues. “A heartfelt thank you to the wonderful ladies from our community who gave their time each Monday to help 14 Year 5 students learn to knit. The pride on their faces as they added their own… Read More Great to see students involved in ANZAC remembrance in Matangi.
Exploring Matangi History
As we focus on our discussions of the future it is not unusual to spend some time seeking to know more about the past. There are local Ngati Haua paa sites and Wiremu Tamihana is a well known figure in our local and national history but there is more to learn about local history prior… Read More Exploring Matangi History
Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update April 2024: District news. Note: submissions to Waikato Regional Council LTP close May 2.
Draft Annual Plan It was good to have an opportunity to meet up with residents and ratepayers wanting to know more about the Waikato District Council’s draft 2024-25 Annual Plan and other matters at public meetings held in Tamahere, Matangi and Gordonton over the past month, as well as in other parts of the district.… Read More Tamahere-Woodlands Councillors’ update April 2024: District news. Note: submissions to Waikato Regional Council LTP close May 2.
Heritage Day April 20. Will you take the Factory Tour, visit St. David’s or look at somewhere further afield?
The Council’s inaugural Heritage day will be held on Saturday April 20. It is hoped that members of the community will take the opportunity to visit some of the sites of historical interest in the district and take up some of the events offered on the day. The list of events across the district can… Read More Heritage Day April 20. Will you take the Factory Tour, visit St. David’s or look at somewhere further afield?
Matangi School students looking into local History
It is great to hear that Matangi School students are studying our local history. There are some good accounts available on this website about Matangi, the Matangi Factory and the option to do research from original records like papers past. Catherine Lang sent me a great report this week about the opening of the Matangi… Read More Matangi School students looking into local History
“New” image from Matangi 1918
Do you have any photos of this area that you could share? We are keen to see them. One of the wonders of the digital age is the increasing number of past records that have become available to view online as libraries dedicate time to share their holdings. The Hamilton City Libraries Heritage collection now… Read More “New” image from Matangi 1918
Rob McGuire’s April May and June 2019 Newsletters
NEWS FROM YOUR WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCILLOR Here are the latest newsletters from Rob (sorry have a bundle!) WDC News June 2019 (link to pdf) District Plan Map tool WDC News May 2019 (link to pdf) WDC news April 2019 Matangi (link to pdf) All Rob’s newsletters are available here: from your Local Councillor
Council calls for Further Submission on Stage 1 of its Proposed District Plan
Waikato District Council has today called for ‘further submissions’ on nearly 1,000 submissions that it received following notification of the Proposed Waikato District Plan (Stage 1) in July last year. Waikato District Council Chief Executive Gavin Ion says, “This is an important milestone on our progress towards finalising a new District Plan that brings together… Read More Council calls for Further Submission on Stage 1 of its Proposed District Plan
