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.
The Matangi School Anzac commemoration on April 11 was a poignant reminder of what would have been the reality for this community 110 years ago. Led by teacher, Kat Osborne, some school students and community members have continued to ‘grow’ the poppies on the poppy net in 2024 and 2025. It is good to know… Read More Poppies continue to flourish – Anzacs Remembered in Matangi
With ANZAC Day falling within the School Holidays Matangi School will acknowledge the importance of the day with students and families on Tuesday April 9. In preparation the Community Poppy net has been added to the school fence – now with many more poppies than in former years – many created by students who have… Read More A Significant Week at Matangi school – Poppies and a Building on the move – again.
Good to see the Matangi School students handiwork and the community poppy net up to remind us of the challenges faced by families in our area when war called young people to serve. Nice to see the Matangi rose blooms joining in the commemoration. Records from World War 1 for those connected Matangi are here
Last year when we were in lockdown the Matangi School fence became the place for ANZAC commemorations to be posted. They are there again this year with the addition of the Poppy net that was created by the Matangi Garden Club and local residents a few years ago and has been installed in the Jack… Read More Remembering ANZACs in Matangi 2021
Below is a link to a document our wonderful Kitty Burton had put together for the Armistice Day celebrations last year (contains details and information on Matangi and those on the Roll or Honour for World War 1 in the Matangi Hall) Click here WW1 Matangi District Roll of Honour History Document
Anzac services to be held around the Waikato district ANZAC services will be held in nine townships across Waikato district on 25 April this year. Unfortunately the community-run services at Port Waikato and Pokeno have been cancelled due to police resourcing. A Civic Service hosted by Mayor Allan Sanson will be held in the Ngaruawahia… Read More Anzac Services – Waikato District
Please see Rob’s latest Newsletter to the community here WDC news Oct 2018 Matangi Previous Newsletters are here
On Sunday 11 November at 11 a.m. this year, Armistice Day, the Roll of Honour for those from the Matangi District who were in the armed forces during World War 1 will be placed in the Matangi Hall. It is more than a hundred years since locals suggested one be created and it has now… Read More Matangi 100 years ago. Was your family here?
100 Years Matangi ROH Armistice Day poster 2018
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