Celebrating the Arrival of the ‘Blenheim’
In the early days of settlement in New Zealand, the so-called New Zealand Company and its offshoots were chiefly responsible for bringing out new settlers from Britain to New Zealand.…
A Great History
So there I was, back in New Zealand at the Turakina Highland Games. But this year was special as it marked the celebration of the 150th Games - what an…
Celebrating 150 Years: The Turakina Highland Games
Whether hailing from the Lowlands or the Highlands, their national identity was very important for many of the Scottish migrants who had made the journey from Scotland to New Zealand,…
The 148th Turakina Highland Games
It was my great pleasure to visit the Turakina Highland Games last Saturday -- the 148th Games, making them New Zealand's longest-running Highland Games. It was in early January 1864…
The Turakina Highland Games
The Turakina Highland Games, New Zealand's longest running Games, will be held for the 148th time in 2012, the events taking place on 28th January 2012 in the Turakina Domain,…