The changing face of the NZ cow shed
From the vault: Gordonton farmer Alan Sharp looks back at how cowsheds in New Zealand have developed over the last
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Gordonton history
From Gordonton to Oxford and back
The first Maori woman to gain a PhD – from Oxford, no less – began her educational journey at Gordonton School 78 years ago. Meet Dr Ngapare Hopa.
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Old Lady Parfitt and other stories brought to life in new book
A book telling the struggles and triumphs of Gordonton residents from 100 years ago is now available.
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From Hukanui to Passchendaele – a soldier remembered
Local history enthusiast Mike Taylor shares the story of a pioneering family of the Gordonton District and one of the many soldiers who never came back from the First World War.
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‘Things from a long long past’
“I grew up in Gordonton on the family farm so was loosely aware that there was a clan of Riddells
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