Tawa History

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arrow bullet   Tawa Historical Project: Tawa Timeline

Why this project?   This project has been initiated by Steve Avery.   Largely through reviewing existing publications related to Tawa a timeline of events related to Tawa has been created.   This provides a record of some aspects of the Tawa Valley from when the landscape was born until the third decade of the 21st century A.D./C.E.

There are so far around 150 entries.   They range in scope through aspects such as geology, Māori use of the valley, colonial settlement, farming, changing landscape, farming, religion, sport, recreation, local politics, education and many other aspects of life.

This timeline can be easily added to.   If you have an entry that is relevant we can easily include, just let us know.

Please click here to download a copy of the Tawa Timeline.

 

 

arrow bullet   Tawa Historical Project: How I remember Tawa Now

Why this project?   This project has been initiated by Steve Avery.   The Society aims to collect the stories of Tawa and would be grateful if you are willing to help us.   Some will remember Barbara Adams, a former teacher at Tawa College.   Barbara in 2002 published the lives of 43 Tawa people.   The glimpses of the past, pre 1940 and in the early years of expansion post-World War II, shows Tawa to be a very different world to the current Tawa.   A common human error is to assume the past was the same or similar to the present world.   This is not so.

Why you?   Every human has a unique life whatever our vocation or community involvement.   Your life is important as is you viewpoint.

Your mission should you accept it.   What we would like you to do is to think about your history in Tawa and write about it.

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•   Ross Armstrong, a community activist and resident in Tawa since 1955.

•   Carole Brown, grew up in Tawa, longtime Tawa College teacher.

•   Peter Dunne, a political life, 33 years in Parliament.

•   Ken Edgecombe, teacher, Tawa Resident 1971 - 2001.

•   Murray Lucas, long-time resident of Tawa and Principal of Tawa College 2002 - 2022.   Life at Linden School (1958 - 1965) and My Secondary School Years (1966 - 1970).

•   Murray Lucas, long-time resident of Tawa and Principal of Tawa College 2002 - 2022.   Reflections on Tawa College as a Teacher 1976-1981.

•   Shona Murray, a full and fulfilling long and varied life.

•   Kerry Prendergast, nine years Wellington Mayor, long-time resident of Tawa.

•   Russell Smith, a resident of Tawa for over 50 years.

•   Tawa Rotarians in Tonga 1976: Russell Smith, John Barber, Graeme Sutton, Ray Harriss.

•   Howard Tong, Glad to have grown up in Tawa.


Please click here to download further explanatory guidelines and some question suggestions to prompt your memory.


 

 

arrow bullet   Tawa Historical Project: Images of Tawa

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Please click on the following links to download further images of Tawa.

Please respect the copywriter usage for these images.   The images are all from the National Library of New Zealand.   You can copy this item for personal use, share it, and post it on a blog or website.   It cannot be used commercially without permission.   If reproducing any of these images, please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't crop, recolour or overprint it), and ensure the credit description following each image accompanies its publication.

•   Tawa Images - series 1

•   Tawa Images - series 2

 

 

Comments on material posted and other contributions of interest are keenly sought and should be emailed to the webmaster though the contact link below.

Members of the Society are welcome to offer other suggestions for consideration as regards the future directions and projects of the Society or a special interest that they may have some expert knowledge about.