Table of Contents
Newspaper Articles
1875
Hughes asks question. TH 20 1 1875
Establishment of public recreation grounds in province.TH 19-5-1875
Public Reserves Board realocation of land for recreation. TH 12 6 1875
Provincial Council discussion re change of land. TH 19 6 1875
2nd reading of Botanical gardens bill. TH 26 6 1875
Kelly letter full. TH 26 6 1875
Petition presented to provincial council re rec ground. TH 26 6 1875
Provincial Council postpone Botanic Garden Bill. TH 30 6 1875
Town Board meeting re accepting rec ground. TH 30 6 1875
Recreation Ground bill passes. TH 3 7 1875
Naming of first Board of Trustees of Rec. TH 28 7 1875
Official naming of Boar of Trustees of Rec. TH 31 7 1875
First Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH 4 8 1875
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH 11 8 1875
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH 18 8 1875
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH 25 8 1875
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH 8 9 1875
Suggestion that Acclimatisation Society to have section of Rec. TH 11 9 1875
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH 22 9 1875
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH 13 10 1875
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH 27 10 1875
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH 24 11 1875
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH 8 12 1875
1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 26 2 1876
Recreation Grounds Progress Update. TH, 8 3 1876
Request for Sections 1065 and 1084 from Public Trust Board. TH, 11 3 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 15 3 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 29 3 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 12 4 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 22 4 1876
First mention of Liardet Street Entrance. TH, 3 5 1876
Proposed Road through Recreation Ground (Public Trust Board). TH, 6 5 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 10 5 1876
Road through Recreation Grounds. TH, 17 5 1876
Fundraising Suggestions. TH, 20 5 1876
Notice of opening day. TH, 20 5 1876
Notice of opening day. TH, 24 5 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 24 5 1876
Opening Day Ceremony. TH, 31 5 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 7 6 1876
Request of Trees from Harbour Board Land. TH, 14 6 1876
Request to Town Board for work on Liardet Street. TH, 17 6 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 12 7 1876
Introduction of botanic garden act to parliament. NZ Mail, 22 7 1876
Taranaki Botanical gardens Bill 2nd Reading in legislature. TH, 26 7 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 9 8 1876
Improved access from Liardet Street. TH, 16 8 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 16 8 1876
Fundraising Advert. TH, 23 8 1876
Taranaki Botanical gardens Bill 1st Reading in house. TH, 23 8 1876
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 13 9 1876
Taranaki Botanical gardens Bill 2nd Reading in house. TH, 13 9 1876
Taranaki Botanical gardens Bill Passes in house. TH, 4 10 1876
1877
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 6 1 1877
Recreation Grounds Board re prison labour for lake. TH, 3 7 1877
Town Council discussion re Main Lake help in Recreation Ground. TH, 4 7 1877
Fire in Recreation Ground. TH, 9 8 1877
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 11 9 1877
Recreation Ground Update. TH, 22 9 1877
Payments from town board. TH, 3 10 1877
Trespass Notice in Vines. TH, 3 10 1877
Damage to vines. TH, 4 10 1877
Larrikins in Recreation ground. TH, 16 10 1877
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 9 11 1877
Ad for Clearing Paths in Recreation ground. TH, 16 11 1877
Fundraising for Recreation Ground. TH, 14 12 1877
Account of Fundraising Bazar. TH, 18 12 1877
1878
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 3 1 1878
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 6 2 1878
Donations to Board. TH, 7 2 1878
Dam Work Proceeding. TH, 14 2 1878
Bazaar committee Advert. TH, 8 4 1878
Dam Work Proceeding and Pleasure Boat Gift. TH, 26 4 1878
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 29 4 1878
Nicoll builds an outrigger. TH, 16 May 1878
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 25 5 1878
Boat christened on the lake. TH, 25 5 1878
Letter to Editor re Acclimatisation Proposal. TH, 28 5 1878
Letter to editor. TH, 1 6 1878
Description of Dam Work carried out. TH, 13 6 1878
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 20 7 1878
Recreation Grounds Board meeting (Dam). TH, 31 8 1878
Advert – Tender for Deepening Bye Wash. TH, 17 9 1878
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 19 9 1878
Advert for Custodian Position. TH, 21 9 1878
No Boating on Sundays. TH, 19 10 1878
Advert for Fundraising Bazaar. TH, 5 11 1878
Fundraising Bazaar. TH, 8 11 1878
Fundraising Bazaar. TH, 9 11 1878
Fundraising Bazaar a success. TH, 12 11 1878
1879
Public meeting about Formation of Swimming Club. TH, 15 1 1879
Recreation Grounds Board meeting – Bathing shed. TH, 21 1 1879
Public meeting about Bathing House. TH, 23 1 1879
Public meeting about Bathing House. TH, 25 1 1879
Public meeting about Bathing House. TH, 31 1 1879
Bathing House Design Proceeding. TH, 1 2 1879
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 8 2 1879
Bathing shed plans. TH, 12 2 1879
Paradise Ducks Released into Lake. TH, 4 3 1879
Tender for Erection Bathing House. TH, 6 3 1879
Recreation Ground Board meeting (AGM). TH, 11 3 1879
Notice of Erection of Bathing House. TH, 28 3 1879
Bathing shed update. TH, 1 4 1879
Notice of Swimming Competition. TH, 7 4 1879
Fundraising drama performance for bathing shed. TH, 8 4 1879
Swimming competition given go ahead. TH, 9 4 1879
Swimming Competition Account. TH, 10 4 1879
Bathing shed fundraising. TH, 11 4 1879
Fundraising for Bathing House. TH, 23 4 1879
Fundraising for Bathing House. TH, 24 4 1879
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 17 5 1879
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 8 7 1879
R H Thompson named on Committee. TH 9 7 1879
Town Board donation.TH, 9 7 1879
Recreation Ground Bye Laws. TH, 16 7 1879
Letter to Editor re State of Grounds. TH, 6 8 1879
Eels caught in Recreation Grounds. TH, 1 10 1879
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 6 10 1879
Call for a Meeting with intention of forming a Swimming Club. TH, 3 11 1879
Forming of Swimming Club. TH, 7 11 1879
Swimming Club’s first Competition. TH, 5 12 1879
Advert for Swimming Competition. TH, 9 12 1879
Swimming Competition Results. TH, 11 12 1879
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 12 12 1879
1880
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 3 1 1880
Davidson appointed to replace king. TH, 5 1 1880
Swimming Club Meeting. TH, 6 2 1880
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 2 1880
Fundraising show. TH, 7 2 1880
Government Donation. TH, 16 2 1880
Swimming Club Competition Handicaps. TH, 24 2 1880
Swimming Competition Results. TH, 4 3 1880
Sir William Fox gives lecture to raise funds for the Recreation Ground. TH, 13 3 1880
Board goes to Council Cap in Hand for Funds. TH, 5 5 1880
Letter to Editor concerning Lack of Funds for the Recreation Board. TH, 3 6 1880
Borough Council – Notice of Motion for Council to Take over Rec. TH, 8 6 1880
Acclimatisation Society urged to make a donation to the Recreation Ground. TH, 10 6 1880
Motion to take over rec withdrawn. TH, 23 6 1880
Plea for Funds for the Recreation Board. TH, 28 6 1880
Fundraising Bazaar. TH, 2 7 1880
Borough Council – Notice of Motion for Council to Take over Rec withdrawn. TH, 8 9 1880
Major Atkinson sends Donation. TH, 11 9 1880
Major Atkinson sends Donation. TH, 16 9 1880
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 17 9 1880
Receipt of Vitis Californica seeds. TH, 12 10 1880
Trout ova for Rec. Patea Mail. TH, 12 10 1880
Footbridge to be erected on gill Street to give access to Recreation Ground. TH, 3 11 1880
Recreation Grounds presented with Water Lilies. TH, 13 11 1880
1881
Promenade concert. TH, 11 1 1881
Promenade concert. TH, 12 1 1881
Fireworks display. TH, 13 1 1881
Aquatic Sports Results. TH, 17 2 1881
Fancy Fayre advert. TH, 17 2 1881
Water Polo in lake. TH, 17 2 1881
Fancy Fair write up. TH, 25 2 1881
Funds from Fancy Fair. TH, 26 2 1881
Returns from Fancy Fair. TH, 28 2 1881
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 30 5 1881
Request permission to get dirt from Liardet St. TH, 7 6 1881
Mitchinson offer plants to Recreation ground. TH, 28 6 1881
Earth to fill swamp in park. TH, 5 7 1881
Improvements to park. TH, 25 7 1881
Citizens’ concerns over state of Recreation ground. TH, 27 7 1881
Recreation Ground Board meeting – Colson resigns. TH, 17 8 1881
Minstrels show for Recreation Ground Funds. TH, 30 8 1881
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 14 9 1881
Tender for filling swamp. TH, 14 9 1881
Work to proceed on filling swamp. TH, 17 9 1881
Lecture on Electricity to raise Funds. TH, 22 9 1881
Bathing House – Dogs Banned. TH, 8 10 1881
Bathing house ad and Dog ban. TH,11 10 1881
Musical entertainment. TH, 13 10 1881
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 15 10 1881
Plants from Melbourne. TH, 28 10 1881
Musical entertainment advert TH, 31 10 1881
1882
Fight in the park. TH, 16 1 1882
Annual Swimming Tournament Ad. TH, 6 2 1882
Rec Board told to stop removing earth from Liardet St. TH, 6 2 1882
Bellringer blames Recreation Board for state of Liardet Street. TH, 7 2 1882
Pig on the end of a greasy pole TH, 7 3 1882
Swimming competition results. TH, 9 3 1882
Recreation Grounds Board meeting. TH, 8 4 1882
Rescue at the Lake. TH,22 4 1882
Dr Hector donates plants. TH, 15 6 1882
Board approaches council for money. TH, 4 7 1882
Boards financial position clarified in deposition to council. TH, 5 7 1882
Salmon in the lake. TH, 25 7 1882
Borough council debate Rec funding. TH, 8 8 1882
Letter to editor re Recreation Grounds. TH, 28 8 1882
State of finances and improvements to grounds – Furlong’s fountain. TH, 30 8 1882
Letter from Board to Town Council threatening to hand over control of grounds. TH, 5 9 1882
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 21 9 1882
Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball. TH, 22 9 1882
Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball Account. TH, 5 10 1882
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 13 10 1882
Paratawhiti ferns donated to Recreation Grounds. TH, 16 10 1882
Results of Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball. TH, 17 10 1882
Proposal of recovering part of swamp for lawn. TH, 20 10 1882
Proposed Improvements to Rec. TH, 27 10 1882
Tender accepted for Swamp ReclamationTH, 27 10 1882
Donations of Fish. TH, 2 11 1882
Promenade Concert. TH, 6 11 1882
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 6 11 1882
Programme for volunteer band. TH, 7 11 1882
Improvements update. TH, 25 11 1882
Promenade concert review. TH, 29 12 1882
1883
Recreation Ground Board meeting – Bandstand. TH, 6 1 883
Black Swans donated to Rec – one dies on route. TH, 16 1 1883
Advert banning dogs from Rec – will be shot. TH, 17 1 1883
Advert for Ye Olde English Fayre. TH, 1 2 1883
Ye Old English Fayre. TH, 6 2 1883
YE OLDE ENGLISH FAYRE. TH, 9 2 1883
Ye Old English Fayre. TH, 9 2 1883
YE OLDE ENGLISH FAYRE. TH, 10 2 1883
YE OLDE ENGLISH FAYRE. TH, 12 2 1883
Ye Old English Fayre. TH, 12 2 1883
YE OLDE ENGLISH FAYRE. TH, 13 2 1883
Annual Swimming Tournament Programme. TH, 21 2 1883
Receipts from Ye Old English Fayre. TH, 21 2 1883
Huges Pond – Dam breaches. TH, 23 2 1883
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 24 2 1883
Tender for lawn extension. TH, 28 2 1883
Annual swimming tournament results. TH, 1 3 1883
Board’s balance sheet for 1882. TH, 6 3 1883
Lake drained and Prussian carp lost. TH, 17 3 1883
Lake drained for dam repair. TH, 21 3 1883
First mention of The Poets Bridge. TH, 24 4 1883
Eucalyptus and Golden Wattle seeds received. TH, 26 4 1883
Supply of blue gum seeds. TH, 12 6 1883
Reply to supply of blue gum seeds. TH, 13 6 1883
Recreation Ground Board meeting – The Poet’s Bridge. TH, 18 6 1883
Advert for design of The Poet’s Bridge. TH, 20 6 1883
Clarifying bridge construction. TH, 25 6 1883
Last call for designs of The Poet’s Bridge. TH, 12 7 1883
Six designs for The Poet’s Bridge. TH, 14 7 1883
Designs of The Poet’s Bridge selected. TH, 16 7 1883
Board meeting bridge design chosen. TH, 19 7 1883
Tenders for The Poet’s Bridge Erection. TH, 21 7 1883
Working plans of bridge complete. TH, 23 7 1883
Clarification of building material. TH, 27 7 1883
Tenders received for bridge construction. TH, 4 8 1883
Hooker and Campbell Awarded Bridge Construction. TH, 7 8 1883
Sunflower Minstrels Show advert. TH, 3 9 1883
Sunflower Minstrel show. TH, 4 9 1883
Sunflower Minstrels show proceeds. TH, 22 9 1883
Open air concert during Governor’s visit. TH, 29 10 1883
1884
Write up of Ben Bolt show. TH, 8 2 1884
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 9 2 1884
Call for opening day of The Poet’s bridge. TH, 20 2 1884
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 22 2 1884
Details of bridge construction. TH, 28 2 1884
Announcement of Bridge opening. TH, 29 2 1884
Arrangements for Bridge Opening Ceremony. TH, 6 3 1884
Bridge opening ceremony. (TH) 3 columns. TH, 11 3 1884
Poison laid for stray dogs. TH, 11 3 1884
Bridge to be named after racehorse. TH, 13 3 1884
Boards accounts for 1883. TH, 19 3 1884
Bathing season tickets. TH, 5 4 1884
Borough Council funding. TH, 8 5 1884
Barretts Cannon. TH, 20 9 1884
Donation of gate promised. TH, 20 9 1884
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 20 9 1884
Recreation Ground unsuitable for cricket. TH, 29 9 1884
Cannon mounted in Rec and plant donation. TH, 9 10 1884
Fireworks display and concert. TH, 3 11 1884
Children’s bathing area. TH, 20 11 1884
Dam repaired in Hughes pond. TH, 27 11 1884
Letter re bathing in lake. TH, 28 11 1884
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 1 12 1884
Request to build boat shed. TH, 1 12 1884
J Revell (Blacksmith)completed making of gates. TH, 5 12 1884
1885
Letter complementing Recreation Ground. TH, 21 1 1885
Swimming Club Organising Competition. TH, 30 1 1885
Naming of Recreation Ground Egmont Park Suggested. TH, 2 2 1885
Advert for swimming Gala. TH, 4 2 1885
Bunting installed for swimming Carnival. TH, 7 2 1885
Ladies Bathing Area Provided. TH, 7 2 1885
Liardet Street gates under construction – Ladies bathing area being used. TH, 7 2 1885
Near Drowning in the Lake. TH, 7 2 1885
Chew Chong offers flagstaff. TH, 10 2 1885
Plaque to be ordered for The Poet’s Bridge. TH, 11 2 1885
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 2 1885
Visitor offers garden seats for park. TH, 11 2 1885
A thousand people attend swimming tournament – Results. TH, 12 2 1885
Accounts for 1884. TH, 27 2 1885
One of Furlong’s lake statues destroyed. TH, 2 3 1885
Tender for Flagstaff erection. TH, 3 3 1885
Recreation Ground Board meeting-Egmont Park name adopted – Chew Chong flagpole. TH, 7 3 1885
Change of Name to be confirmed. TH, 9 3 1885
Remaining lake statue blown over. TH, 17 3 1885
W Bennett collected money for Rec. TH, 17 3 1885
Name change suggestion for Recreation Ground. TH, 31 3 1885
Captain Davidson commits suicide. TH, 8 4 1885
Captain Davidson Inquest. TH, 8 4 1885
Permission given for football in the Recreation Grounds. TH, 11 4 1885
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 4 1885
Chew Chong flagstaff. TH, 25 4 1885
Donation of seven Seats. TH, 7 5 1885
Government appoint F P Corkhill to Board. TH, 12 5 1885
Large tree planting from donation. TH, 23 5 1885
New Path to be made by Strawberry Patch. TH, 8 6 1885
Carp to be put in lake. TH, 9 6 1885
Board successful in cultivating Australian golden Wattle. TH, 7 7 1885
Recreation Ground Board meeting- vases – flagpole seats. TH, 18 7 1885
Request for boundary survey. TH, 18 7 1885
18 7 1885 Thinking about angling licences. TH,
Large vases for rec ground. TH, 30 7 1885
Tree donation from Mitchinson and Messenger (Pohutukawa). TH, 24 8 1885
Trout found in lake. TH, 25 8 1885
Gravel put in Lake for trout. TH, 5 9 1885
Mitchinson donates water liliy plants. TH, 12 9 1885
More plant donations. TH, 21 9 1885
Puriri donated by Captain Wilson. TH, 30 9 1885 150
Iron garden seats from UK. TH, 3 10 1885
Box planted round lake. TH, 5 10 1885
More plant donations. TH, 12 10 1885
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 21 10 1885
Notice of fireworks display. TH, 24 10 1885
Fireworks display account. TH, 6 11 1885
Garden seats and seats around Flagstaff. TH, 17 11 1885
Recreation Ground Board meeting – Bandstand. TH, 17 11 1885
Swamp reclamation for cricket and rugby. TH, 30 11 1885
Moonlight Band Concert ad. TH, 11 12 1885
Request for bandstand. TH, 14 12 1885
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 19 12 1885
1886
Boy eats poisonous tutu berries. TH, 18 1 1886
Larrakins throwing glass in lake. TH, 1 2 1886
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 1 2 1886
Swimming tournament programme. TH, 2 2 1886
Aquatic sports results. TH, 23 2 1886
Bathing times questioned. TH, 27 2 1886
Bandstand estimate requested from Scott bros. TH, 12 3 1886
Claffey catches poacher. TH, 23 3 1886
Donation given for park seats. TH, 30 3 1886
Strawberry trees damaged. TH, 5 4 1886
Lake cleaning and extension. TH, 10 4 1886
Recreation Ground Board meeting – Gates finished. TH, 10 4 1886
Recreation Ground Board meeting – Rotunda. TH, 12 6 1886
Trees to be planted. TH, 7 1886
Black wattle trees hit by frost. TH, 26 7 1886
Trout in the lake. TH, 26 7 1886
An overview of improvements. TH, 4 8 1886
Fundraising for rotunda. TH, 12 8 1886
Recreation Ground Board meeting – Section 1086 purchased. TH, 14 8 1886
Fancy dress ball fundraiser for Rotunda. TH, 21 8 1886
List of fireworks for upcoming display. TH, 3 9 1886
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 9 10 1886
Dead horse buried outside entrance to Rec. TH, 12 10 1886
Flagstaff struck by lightening. TH, 27 10 1886
Swimming club AGM. TH, 30 10 1886
Plant donation. TH, 11 11 1886
Board meeting ladies bathing hours and fishing licenses. TH, 13 11 1886
Red flag introduced for ladies bathing due to change of bathing hours. TH, 13 11 1886
Complaint about cost of firework display entry. TH, 15 11 1886
Firework display write up. TH, 17 11 1886
Bandstand to proceed. TH, 22 11 1886
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 22 11 1886
Davis duped by boys fishing. TH, 26 11 1886
Fishing in the lake. TH, 3 12 1886
Recue at the lake. TH, 6 12 1886
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 22 12 1886
Donations for band performance – incl buttons etc. TH, 29 12 1886
1887
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Fireworks display write up. TH, 4 1 1887
Tender accepted for clearing foundation for rotunda. TH, 4 1 1887
Recreation Ground Board meeting-Petition for evening swimming in lake. TH, 7 1 1887
Promise of deer for the park. TH, 10 1 1887
Trout hard to catch. TH, 13 1 1887
Swimming tournament handicaps. TH, 17 1 1887
Aquatic Sports day results. TH, 19 1 1887
Pine trees blown down. TH, 7 2 1887
Rotunda earthworks finished. TH, 1 3 1887
One of Barrett’s cannon’s put in park. TH, 12 3 1887
Damage to rotunda base. TH, 17 3 1887
Starlings released in park. TH, 29 3 1887
Rotunda setting concrete trampled. TH, 2 4 1887
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 25 4 1887
Rotunda base used by a band for Victoria’s 50th jubilee. TH, 21 6 1887
Poet’s Bridge defaced. TH, 6 7 1887
Five acres of land offered. TH, 25 7 1887
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 20 8 1887
Receipt of cannon. TH, 30 8 1887
Fundraising for the recreation Grounds. TH, 9 9 1887
Mollyhawk presented to Rec. TH, 25 11 1887
Mollyhawk injured – to be put down. TH, 10 12 1887
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 12 1887
Talk of athletics club. TH, 17 12 1887
Committee formed to organise Fancy Fair. TH, 17 12 1887
First committee meeting of Fancy Fair committee. TH, 22 12 1887
1888
Fancy fair organisers. TH, 7 1 1888
Fancy fair committee meeting. TH, 11 1 1888
Ladies meet for fancy fair. TH, 18 1 1888
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 27 1 1888
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 4 2 1888
Donations for Fancy fair called for. TH, 18 2 1888
Meeting of men involved in fair. TH, 9 3 1888
Fancy fair preparation. TH, 21 3 1888
No fireworks at fair. TH, 27 3 1888
Fancy fair in park abandoned – moved indoors.TH, 28 3 1888
Fancy fair write up. TH, 29 3 1888
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 4 1888
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 2 8 1888
1889
Harry Atkinson offers swans to park. TH, 21 1 1889
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 26 1 1889
Atkinson swans put in lake. TH, 4 2 1889
Peahens gifted to park. TH, 18 2 1889
Black Swan gifeted to park. TH, 25 2 1889
Nuisance under the Tree. TH, 25 2 1889
Peacock joins peahens. TH, 9 3 1889
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 15 6 1889
Dispute over boundary at Brooklands. TH, 20 6 1889
Mr R Cock appointed to board. TH, 10 7 1889
Visit by General Strange. TH, 15 7 1889
Concert advert for park fundraising. TH, 20 7 1889
Letter to editor looking for support of Recreation Ground. TH, 9 8 1889
Fundraising concert ad. TH, 10 8 1889
Claffey helping with fundraising. TH, 12 8 1889
Letter to editor looking for support of Recreation Ground. TH, 12 8 1889
Holdsworthy Road and Jones road issue. TH, 27 8 1889
Concert offer to raise money. TH, 3 9 1889
Meeting called to consider options to improve sportsground. TH, 12 10 1889
Sports committee formed. TH, 14 10 1889
Moses the swan injured by dog. TH, 18 10 1889
Terms of Sports committee set. TH, 18 10 1889
Sports committee formed. TH, 21 10 1889
T K Skinner produces plans for sports ground. TH, 4 11 1889
Molly hawk presented to park. TH, 5 11 1889
Sports Committee star to fill in swamps fundraising. TH, 8 11 1889
1890
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 4 1 1890
Update on athletics ground. TH, 4 1 1890
George Bros win tender to build sports track. TH, 14 1 1890
Aquatic sports committee. TH, 28 1 1890
Aquatic sports programme. TH, 28 1 1890
Water lilies in lower pond. TH, 28 1 1890
Takings from Aquatic sports. TH, 30 1 1890
Jubilee Aquatic Sports results. TH, 30 1 1890
Education Board – section 1084 exchange in park. TH, 8 2 1890
Fennel in the park. TH, 11 2 1890
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 17 2 1890
Improvements to main gate. TH, 18 2 1890
Account of band concert and Fireworks display. TH, 22 2 1890
Ground improvements. TH, 26 2 1890
Entrance gate update. TH, 1 3 1890
Inaugural Sports meeting. TH, 3 3 1890
Gate Improvements postponed. TH, 7 3 1890
Sports ground update. TH, 19 3 1890
Working bees to clear hills around sports ground. TH, 24 3 1890
Lifeboat in grounds for sports day. TH, 5 4 1890
Sports meeting update. TH, 5 4 1890
Results of inaugural Sports meeting. TH, 8 4 1890
Maloney murder suspect spotted TH, 14 4 1890
Maloney murder rumours TH, 16 4 1890
Maloney inquest day 1 part 1. TH, 21 4 1890
Maloney inquest Day 1 part 2. TH, 21 4 1890
Coroner’s Jury visit scene TH, 22 4 1890
Pair of fancy ducks from canterbury. TH, 22 4 1890
Maloney inquest continues TH, 4 5 1890
Maloney inquest part 2. TH, 4 5 1890
Maloney inquest part 2, TH, 6 5 1890
Maloney inquest from 6 May cont. TH, 7 5 1890
Big trout in lake. TH, 10 5 1890
Swans leave lake. TH, 20 5 1890
Lost swans found. TH, 9 6 1890
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 6 1890
Ad for November athletics meet. TH, 21 8 1890
Appeal for funds for Liardet street gate. TH, 6 9 1890
Plant donations. TH, 13 9 1890
Tender for gate erection. TH, 27 9 1890
Ornamental gate erection started. TH, 8 10 1890
Advert for fundraising bazaar. TH, 31 10 1890
Lifeboat being repaired. TH, 3 11 1890
Bazaar in aid of park a huge success. TH, 11 11 1890
New Entrance at Liardet Street completed. TH, 25 11 1890
1891
Band Rotunda tender accepted. TH, 12 1 1891
Band rotunda arrives. TH, 16 2 1891
Jubilee sports day programme. TH, 16 2 1891
Fire at the bathing shed. TH, 26 2 1891
Fire at the bathing shed court case. TH, 27 2 1891
Damage to Park (Midweek) 27 2 1991
Band Rotunda not as ordered. TH, 2 3 1891
Donations for gates at rec ground. TH, 9 3 1891
Gates at Liardet St entrance. TH, 9 3 1891
Fire at the bathing shed court case. TH, 17 3 1891
Letter to the editor. TH, 23 3 1891
Jubilee programme. TH, 24 3 1891
Sports track almost finished. TH, 25 3 1891
Jubilee celebration preparation. TH, 28 3 1891
Jubilee sports day review. TH, 31 3 1891
Completed bandstand used during Jubilee. TH, 1 4 1891
Money from jubilee. TH, 9 4 1891
Advert for Athletic and military exhibition. TH, 15 4 1891
Fire at the bathing shed court case. TH, 16 4 1891
Athletics and military games. TH, 17 4 1891
Salisbury put on bread and water. TH, 18 4 1891
Review of athletic and military exhibition. TH, 20 4 1891
Salisbury sentenced. TH, 29 4 1891
Full list of sports ground sponsors. TH, 29 5 1891
Organising fundraising opera. TH, 30 5 1891
Recreation Ground Board meeting – Fookes land purchase. TH, 16 6 1891
Description of Recreation grounds. TH, 2 7 1891
Fillis street land bought (Fookes). TH, 4 7 1891
Peacock presented to the park. TH, 13 7 1891
Donation to board. TH, 3 8 1891
Board meeting land purchased Bayley donates cannon. TH, 10 8 1891
Donations for planting. TH, 14 8 1891
Kidd brought in to help with planting. TH, 20 8 1891
Plant donations. TH, 20 8 1891
Native plant donation. TH, 28 8 1891
TRV Band Farewell Concert. TH, 10 9 1891
Kidd supervising Plantings. TH, 12 9 1891
Peacock missing. TH, 12 9 1891
Taranaki refugee fund donation. TH, 14 9 1891
Death of J T Davis. TH, 18 9 1891
Inquest part 1 of J T Davis. TH, 18 9 1891
Funeral of J T Davis. TH, 21 9 1891
Kidd helps with tree planting. TH, 6 10 1891
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 12 10 1891
September planting list. TH, 13 10 1891
Grass seed laid on sports track. TH, 26 10 1891
Donation via Criterion Hotel. TH, 28 10 1891
Emu offered to board. TH, 31 10 1891
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 11 1891
Board reject Emu offer. TH, 14 11 1891
Collis takes photos of grounds with new camera. TH, 21 12 1891
1892
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 12 1 1892
Reducing hill on Carrington Road.TH, 12 1 1892
Memorial to J T Davis. TH, 19 1 1892
Bulbs wanted + list of annual subscribers. TH, 21 1 1892
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 8 2 1892
Annual subscriptions. TH, 12 2 1892
Easter Monday Sports Day programme. TH, 16 4 1892
Sports Day Results. TH, 19 4 1892
Opening flower beds to schools. TH, 20 4 1892
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 22 4 1892
Modifying main lake. TH, 4 5 1892
Fernery at waterfall. TH, 9 5 1892
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 9 5 1892
Board to consider carriage track round ground. TH, 11 5 1892
Tenders for concrete work on lake outlet. TH, 12 5 1892
Public asked to plant flower beds. TH, 13 5 1892
Mrs Hursthouse takes charge of one Flower Bed. TH, 21 5 1892
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 4 6 1892
Committee agree to allow football and cricket on sports field. TH, 9 6 1892
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 9 7 1892
Fern donation from John Wheeler. TH, 21 7 1892
Recreation Ground Board meeting- maze offered. TH, 5 9 1892
Plantings in the park. TH, 12 9 1892
Cricket club lay down pitch. TH, 15 9 1892
Juvenille sports day. TH, 6 10 1892
Maze description. TH, 6 10 1892
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 10 1892
Swimming club reformed. TH, 17 10 1892
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 5 11 1892
Arrangements for juvenile sports day. TH, 7 11 1892
Maori canoe offered. TH, 7 11 1892
New bridge – offer to superintend construction. TH, 7 11 1892
1893
Note of Collis photo of Recreation Grounds. TH, 3 1 1893
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 25 1 1893
Letter to editor – Cannon hill faced. TH, 27 1 1893
Swimming comp organised. TH, 28 1 1893
Court case re dogs in park (newton king). TH, 30 1 1893
Aquatic Sports programme. TH, 2 2 1893
Easter Monday Athletics sports programme. TH, 6 2 1893
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 2 1893
Collis photo using new process. TH, 27 2 1893
Aquatic Sports results. TH, 3 3 1893
Recreation Ground Board meeting – Kiwi gifted. TH, 6 3 1893
Cavill swimming exhibition. TH, 17 3 1893
Whale bones arriving. TH, 29 3 1893
Athletic sports a success. TH, 4 4 1893
Plants and whale bones stolen. TH, 8 4 1893
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 8 4 1893
Corkill charged with taking dog into grounds. TH, 10 4 1893
Captain mace donates plants. TH, 12 5 1893
Fountain lake maze article. TH, 22 5 1893
Flooding in park. TH, 7 7 1893
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 7 1893
Plant donations – Arden helping with planting. TH, 22 7 1893
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 14 8 1893
Taranaki v Auckland. TH, 30 8 1893
Recreation Ground Board meeting (boatshed and new bridge). TH, 6 9 1893
Unusual planting. TH, 20 9 1893
Misses Albu’s concert. TH, 21 9 1893
Promenade Concert. TH, 30 9 1893
Concert promotion. TH, 2 10 1893
Write up of concert in park. TH, 3 10 1893
Fundraising for the Recreation Grounds. TH, 7 10 1893
E.M. Smith donates black swan. TH, 9 10 1893
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 10 1893
Fundraising concert. TH, 13 10 1893
Fundraising concert review. TH, 13 10 1893
Funds received. TH, 21 10 1893
New lower lake filled. TH, 4 12 1893
Recreation Ground Board meeting – Whale bones – Maze. TH, 4 12 1893
1894
First Annual Athletics Carnival. TH, 2 1 1894
Lake pics on chinaware. TH, 8 1 1894
Pea fowl donation. TH, 8 1 1894
Water polo in the park. TH, 9 1 1894
Results from Gymnasium sports day. TH, 11 1 1894
Sports results 2. TH, 12 1 1894
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 2 1894
Ad for citizens ball. TH, 12 3 1894
Recreation Grounds Athletic Sports Day Programme. TH, 12 3 1894
Balloonist Leila Adair advert. TH, 31 3 1894
Notice of madame Adair’s Balloon Jump. TH, 31 3 1894
Football Tournament results – Adair balloon burnt. TH, 6 4 1894
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 4 1894
Thinning out pine trees. TH, 16 4 1894
Thinning out pine trees. TH, 20 4 1894
Bathing shed broken into. TH, 23 4 1894
Offer of assistance cutting down trees. TH, 23 4 1894
Working bee successful. TH, 26 4 1894
Working bee successful. TH, 27 4 1894
Another working bee. TH, 2 5 1894
Summary of work 1893 – Boatshed Bridge flagstaff cannons whale bones. TH, 2 5 1894
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 5 5 1894
Arden to supervise working bee. TH, 9 5 1894
Charles Francis drowned in lake. TH, 11 5 1894
Charles Francis drowned in lake – inquest. TH, 14 5 1894
Newton King donation for new bridge. TH, 14 5 1894
Working bee a success. TH, 18 5 1894
Another working bee. TH, 29 5 1894
Sports Ground caretaker appointed. TH, 7 6 1894
Recreation Ground board meeting. TH, 9 6 1894
Planting on Fillis St boundary. TH, 12 6 1894
Purchase of section 1135. TH, 4 6 1894
Recreation Ground Board meeting – Roy resigns. TH, 9 7 1894
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 8 8 1894
Ad for china with park pictures on it. TH, 22 8 1894
Letter to editor re cricket pitch. TH, 28 8 1894
W L Newman appointed to board. TH, 29 8 1894
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 8 9 1894
Johnny Fro book goes on sale. TH, 10 10 1894
Fishing licences. TH, 16 10 1894
Fireworks display Ad. TH, 13 11 1894
Johhny Fro a fairytale book to raise funds for Mr Hood. TH, 3 12 1894
Board in financial difficulties. TH, 11 12 1894
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 12 1894
Athletics Club 2nd annual carnival programme. TH, 14 12 1894
Fireworks display advert. TH, 17 12 1894
Firework display a success. TH, 18 12 1894
1895
Town Band concert in the Recreation Grounds. TH, 11 2 1895
Fijian cricketers have a dip in the lake. TH, 26 2 1895
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 27 2 1895
Eltham and Ngaire children picnic in the Rec. TH, 1 3 1893
Easter Monday Sports Day programme. TH, 6 3 1895
Notice of Working Bee. TH, 6 3 1895
South Taranaki school picnic. TH, 15 3 1895
Account of working bee.TH, 6 3 1895
Board allowed to fence off part of racecourse. TH, 16 3 1895
Garden seat donation. TH, 20 3 1895
Annual Report for work carried out during 1894. TH, 21 3 1895
Inglewood school outing. TH, 22 3 1895
Surplus funds from sports day to go towards pavilion. TH, 5 4 1895
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 9 4 1895
Fundraising afternoon tea for sports day. TH, 10 4 1895
Fancy Dress Football Match. TH, 22 4 1895
Arden asking for plants donations for the park. TH, 23 4 1895
Ladies thanked for providing refreshments at working bees. TH, 11 6 1895
Jockey club gives park use of land. TH, 24 6 1895
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 16 7 1895
Arbor Day planting of land from jockey club. TH, 30 7 1895
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 3 8 1895
Arbor Day planting in the park. TH, 8 8 1895
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 13 9 1895
Prof Furlong promotes Aquatic carnival in park. TH, 20 9 1895
Sports Ground committee six-year summary. TH, 21 9 1895
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 5 10 1895
Assistance with Maze requested. TH, 7 11 1895
Assistance with Maze requested. TH, 9 11 1895
Winding up swimming club. TH, 21 11 1895
Winding up swimming club. TH, 23 11 1895
Maze work continues. TH, 7 12 1895
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 12 1895
1896
Rec Board’s notice of Claffey’s dismissal. TH, 13 1 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 13 1 1896
Darby Claffey’s Letter to TH about his dismissal from the park. TH, 18 1 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 2 1896
Charles Edgecombe appointed custodian. TH, 7 3 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 3 1896
Easter Monday Sports Day programme. TH, 13 3 1896
Darby’s donkey sold. TH, 4 4 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 4 1896
Trouble between Claffey and Edgecombe. TH, 11 4 1896
Darby Claffey issues an apology. TH, 15 4 1896
Chairman’s Annual Report. TH, 25 4 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 5 1896
Fundraising concert for recreation grounds. TH, 27 5 1896
Mr. Harris Ford presented with clock. TH, 13 6 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 13 6 1896
Art Union prize description. TH, 26 6 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 6 7 1896
Fundraising football match. TH, 22 7 1896
Fundraising painting for Art Union. TH, 22 7 1896
Help wanted for Arbor Day planting. TH, 1 8 1896
Arbor Day Planting. TH, 3 8 1896
Thinning out of pines – free firewood. TH, 3 8 1896
Arbor Day Planting. TH, 4 8 1896
Taranaki’s first interprovincial game v Nelson. TH, 4 8 1896
Arbor Day Advert. TH, 5 8 1896
Arbor Day Planting. TH, 7 8 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 17 8 1896
Thinning out trees. TH, 17 8 1896
Cabbage tree blight in the Recreation Grounds. TH, 31 8 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 9 1896
Swans – sports ground. TH, 8 9 1896
Board allowed to take plants from meeting of the waters. TH, 12 9 1896
Sheep put on Sports ground to tread on sown grass. TH, 23 9
Inaugural meeting of the NP Amateur Athletics and Cycling club. TH, 8 10 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. – T K skinner plant donation TH, 13 10 1896
Floral Fete advert. TH, 30 10 1896
Floral Fete advert. TH, 4 11 1896
Account of first floral fete. TH, 10 11 1896
Floral display at main gate. TH, 11 11 1896
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 11 1896
Amateur Athletics Meeting advert. TH, 14 11 1896
Money from floral fete. TH, 19 11 1896
1897
Curator told to shoot dogs harassing swans. TH, 8 2 1897
Curator finds body in main lake. TH, 15 2 1897
Annie Way inquest TH, 16 2 1897
Dissolution of Sports Committee – surplus money for drinking fountain. TH, 25 2 1897
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 6 3 1897
Assistant custodian advert. TH, 10 3 1897
R H Mace appointed assistant caretaker. TH, 16 3 1897
Recreation Ground Board meeting -Annual Report. TH, 26 3 1897
Repainting poet’s bridge. TH, 5 4 1897
Repainting poet’s bridge. TH, 5 4 1897
Letter to editor defending rec board. TH, 8 4 1897
Black swans donated. TH, 15 4 1897
Dispute with Star Football Club. TH, 10 5 1897
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 5 1897
Dispute with Star Football Club. TH, 12 5 1897
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 12 5 1897
Donation of ferns. TH, 13 5 1897
Fountain progress. TH, 11 6 1897
Ad for unveiling of fountain. TH, 12 6 1897
Summary of all land purchases. TH, 5 6 1897
Use of prison labour to get grounds in order. TH, 16 6 1897
Fountain and land purchases. TH, 18 6 1897
Ad for funds for land purchase. TH, 21 6 1897
Unveiling Jubilee Water Fountain. TH, 23 6 1897
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 3 7 1897
Sports Ground dressing room built. TH, 20 7 1897
Martha King leaves money in will. TH, 13 8 1897
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 4 9 1897
Martha King second payment. TH, 7 9 1897
1898
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 2 7 1898
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 6 8 1898
Protecting swans. TH, 29 8 1898
Claffey benefit concert. TH, 1 8 1898
2000 plants in rec nursery. TH, 10 9 1898
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 9 1898
2000 plants in nurseries TH, 10 9 1898
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 8 10 1898
Floral fete ad. TH, 11 10 1898
Floral Carnival description. TH, 5 11 1898
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 5 11 1898
3000 attend floral fete. TH, 10 11 1898
Floral fete an unqualified success. TH, 10 11 1898
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 11 1898
Profit from Floral Fete. TH, 18 11 1898
Darby Claffey dies. TH, 25 11 1898
1899
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 1 1899
Swimming petition. TH, 7 1 1899
Swimming Gala Programme. TH, 18 1 1899
Forming Swimming Club. TH, 21 1 1899
Stealing lilies. TH, 23 1 1899
Swimming allowed 5-7. TH, 30 1 1899
Swimming carnival Results. TH, 10 3 1899
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 8 4 1899
Enough plants in nursery. TH, 6 5 1899
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 6 5 1899
Council request representation on board. TH, 9 5 1899
Custodian catches dog molesting swans. TH, 3 6 1899
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 3 6 1899
Summary of Improvements including Manhattan Island. TH, 16 6 1899
Honorary members and plant donations. TH, 26 6 1899
Fundraising Ball. TH, 1 7 1899
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 8 7 1899
Fundraising Ball Review. TH, 21 7 1899
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 5 8 1899
Visit to tarata collecting ferns etc. TH, 1 9 1899
Recreation Ground Board meeting- exchange of section 1182 with jockey club. TH, 18 9 1899
Meeting about organising Floral Fete. TH, 28 9 1899
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 10 1899
Aquatic carnival ad. TH, 14 10 1899
Aquatic carnival ad TH, 30 10 1899
Floral Fete Review. TH, 10 11 1899
Letter to editor re management of rec. TH, 13 11 1899
Christmas carnival. TH, 22 11 1899
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 9 12 1899
1900
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 13 1 1900
Mention of Harriet cannon. TH, 2 2 1900
Fireworks display. TH, 3 2 1900
Lifeboat and Firework display. TH, 6 2 1900
Firework Display Programme. TH, 7 2 1900
Firework Display Review. TH, 8 2 1900
Central school swimming club. TH, 9 2 1900
City Band swimming carnival ad. TH, 13 2 1900
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 17 2 1900
Maori canoe race at swimming gala. TH, 24 2 1900
Swimming Carnival Report. TH, 2 3 1900
Recreation Ground Ball committee. TH, 17 4 1900
Application for bigger grant from Borough Council. TH, 15 5 1900
More talk of council representation. TH, 15 5 1900
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 15 5 1900
Leasing 1140 and 1180 .TH, 8 6 1900
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 7 1900
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 8 1900
Star and Tukapa want to erect monument to troopers. TH, 8 9 1900
Lifeboat for hire on lake. TH, 20 9 1900
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 24 9 1900
Sports committee recommendations. TH, 24 9 1900
Scheme for upgrading sportsground. TH, 25 9 1900
T K Skinner asked to prepare plans for sports ground improvements. TH, 15 10 1900
Proposal to remove mound at park entrance. TH, 17 11 1900
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 19 11 1900
Body found in lower lake (Fountain Lake). TH, 5 12 1900
Boy caught setting fire. TH, 14 12 1900
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 14 12 1900
1901
Links for this section to come shortly
Protection of Tui in Recreation Grounds. TH, 7 1 1901
Five-pound reward for capture of people destroying Rimu trees. TH, 16 1 1901
Queen Victoria memorial service ad. TH, 29 1 1901
Victorias memorial service TH,4 2 1901
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 6 2 1901
Swimming carnival. TH, 14 2 1901
Another name offered. TH, 14 3 1901
Flagstaff from Auckland. TH, 19 3 1901
Fireworks display and concert review. TH, 9 4 1901
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 6 5 1901
Plant donations. TH, 17 5 1901
Tukapa v Star 2000 spectators. TH, 1 5 1901
Another call for name change (Victoria Park). TH, 10 6 1901
Edgecombe goes to Raglan for plants. TH, 25 7 1901
Plants Edgecombe brought back from raglan. TH, 19 8 1901
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 19 8 1901
Sportsground plans almost complete. TH, 19 8 1901
Fundraising football matches. TH, 17 9 1901
Kowhai flowering in the Recreation Grounds. TH, 27 9 1901
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 10 1901
Zinc tablets for tree names. TH, 17 10 1901
Sash and door company donate 500 ft 2-inch planking. TH, 25 10 1901
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 2 11 1901
Alexander the Australian Blondin Advert. TH, 3 12 1901
Alexander the Australian Blondin demonstration. TH, 3 13 1901
Blondin’s rope hung in Recreation Grounds. TH, 4 12 1901
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 12 1901
Grand open-air concert and Fireworks display. TH, 18 12 1901
1902
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 29 1 1902
Liardet Street Gates in need of painting. TH, 31 1 1902
Central school boys learning to swim. TH, 11 2 1902
White swans arrive. TH, 14 2 1902
E M Smith donates six white swans. TH, 17 2 1902
Band contest week advert. TH, 18 2 1902
Central School swimming carnival. TH, 26 2 1902
Fundraising – English fete. TH, 3 3 1902
Liardet Street gates painted. TH, 6 3 1902
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 3 1902
Band contest garden party. TH, 12 3 1902
Train driver benefit concert. TH, 12 3 1902
Marching contest. TH, 13 3 1902
Easter fete huge success. TH, 1 4 1902
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 3 5 1902
Acclimatisation Society fish ponds. TH, 12 5 1902
Wild ducks fill the Recreation Grounds. TH, 27 5 1902
Acclimatisation Society provide funds to feed wild ducks. TH, 11 6 1902
Two swans found dead on sports field. TH, 13 6 1902
Seeds from South Africa given to Recreation Grounds. TH, 18 6 1902
Supervisor appointed for sports events. TH, 5 7 1902
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 14 7 1902
Plant donations. TH, 21 7 1902
Plant donations. TH, 28 7 1902
Coronation programme. TH, 5 8 1902
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 16 10 1902
Fish ponds established. TH, 24 10 1902
Testament to hardness of cricket pitch. TH, 25 11 1902
Upcoming cricket game against Lord Hawke’s English XI. TH, 13 12 1902
Pair of Russian Geese donated. TH, 29 12 1902
Advert for cricket match against English 11. TH, 30 12 1902
Pitch preparation for international cricket game. TH, 30 12 1902
1903
North Taranaki v Lord Hawke’s XI. TH, 2 1 1903
North Taranaki v Lord Hawke’s XI – result. TH, 3 1 1903
Trout fry ready for release. TH, 9 1 1903
Volunteer camp in the Recreation Grounds. TH, 15 1 1903
Pair of paradise ducks donated. TH, 3 2 1903
Star club’s annual sports day. TH, 17 2 1903
Preserving rarer native trees. TH, 20 3 1903
Proposal for gully below racecourse (Stainton Dell). TH, 26 3 1903
Request to proceed with Wiggins Memorial. TH, 26 3 1903
Appeal by C. W. Govett for donations to Recreation Grounds. TH, 21 4 1903
Reply to appeal by C. W. Govett for donations to Recreation Grounds. TH, 22 4 1903
Chopping contest results. TH, 2 5 1903
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 6 5 1903
Empire Day fancy football match. TH, 16 5 1903
List of annual subscribers to Recreation Grounds. TH, 19 5 1903
Flooding in the recreation Grounds. TH, 28 5 1903
Trout released from ponds in Recreation Grounds. TH, 20 6 1903
Plant donations. TH, 13 7 1903
Peacock gifted to Recreation Grounds. TH, 21 8 1903
Stone for Wiggins memorial arrived. TH, 26 8 1903
Taranaki beat Auckland (Rugby). TH, 2 9 1903
Fry released into ponds. TH, 5 9 1903
Improving the swamp. TH, 5 9 1903
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 5 9 1903
Floral Fete advert. TH, 19 10 1903
Fry into ponds also improvements to grounds. TH, 22 10 1903
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 26 10 1903
Plant donation from T K Skinner. TH, 5 11 1903
Fireworks display advert. TH, 17 12 1903
Scheme to improve sportsground. TH, 17 12 1903
Draining swamp to racecourse. TH, 21 12 1903
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 21 12 1903
1904
Opposition to sports ground expansion. TH, 5 1 1904
Opposition to sports ground expansion. TH, 7 1 1904
Tenders for ploughing sports field. TH, 11 1 1904
Trout fry dying due to heat. TH, 22 1 1904
Grand carnival advert. TDN, 9 2 1904
Grand carnival advert. TH, 10 2 1904
Water lilies donated TH, 15 2 1904
Advert for wood chopping competition. TH, 23 4 1904
Acclimatisation Society report on state of fish ponds in Recreation Grounds. TH, 25 4 1904
Mayor seeks disclosure of finances. TH, 1 5 1904
Borough councillor’s selected to sit on Recreation Ground Board. TDN, 5 5 1904
Increased subsidy to Recreation Ground agreed. TH, 17 5 1904
Recommended converting old hospital. TH, 20 5 1904
Recreation Board Accounts for 1903. TH, 24 5 1904
E H Tribe appointed Secretary and Treasurer of Recreation Grounds Board. TH, 31 5 1904
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 31 5 1904
Possible improvements to Sports Ground. TDN, 1 7 1904
Letter about changes to Sports Ground. TDN, 4 7 1904
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 4 7 1904
Ad for tender for military hospital. TDN, 6 7 1904
Letter about changes to Sports Ground. TDN, 6 7 1904
Pea hen wanted for Recreation Grounds. TH, 9 7 1904
Some future improvements to be made. TH, 9 7 1904
Letter to editor seeking donations. TH, 11 7 1904
Tenders for moving hospital. TH, 23 7 1904
Newton King granted extension for removal of old military hospital. TDN, 27 7 1904
Taranaki v England rugby game advert. TH, 11 8 1904
Taranaki v England rugby game advert. TH, 13 8 1904
Taranaki v Britain game account. TH, 18 8 1904
More views on changes to Sports Ground. TH, 20 8 1904
A pair of opossums released into the Recreation Grounds. TH, 30 8 1904
First provincial soccer match in Taranaki advert. TH, 31 8 1904
First provincial soccer match. TH, 1 9 1904
Report on Taranaki Auckland soccer match. TH, 2 9 1904
Scum on lake after big earthquake. TH, 2 9 1904
Illegal operation in Recreation Grounds TDN, 12 9 1904
Illegal operation at the Band Rotunda. TH, 19 9 1904
Donations including opossums. TH, 20 9 1904
Recommendations to raise sports field. TH, 27 9 1904
10000 fry released. TH, 29 9 1904
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 5 10 1904
Suggestions for improving Sports Ground. TH, 5 10 1904
Borough Council acquire land and old hospital for recreation land. TH,3 12 1903
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 16 12 1904
Mention of Glowworm Caves. TH, 21 12 1904
1905
Swimming carnival and Fireworks display. TH, 2 1 1905
Athletics Sports advert. TH, 3 1 1905
Children’s day advert. TH, 4 1 1905
Military Tournament Advert. TH, 11 1 1905
Military parade – premier’s speech. TH, 13 1 1905
Military hospital (The Gables) rebuilt at Brooklands. TH, 31 1 1905
Vandals in the recreation Grounds. TH, 4 2 1905
Annual subscriptions. TH, 14 2 1905
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 21 2 1905
Complaints about lack of transparency of Recreation Grounds Board. TDN, 22 2 1905
Response to Daily News letter. TDN, 24 2 1905
Yearling trout released from ponds. TH, 3 1905
Tea House to proceed. TH, 16 3 1905
Description of Tea House TH, 22 3 1905
Erection of Tea house starts. TDN, 10 4 1905
Recreation Ground Board meeting – tea rooms started and Sports Ground improvements.TH, 12 4 1905
Star Sports Day. TH, 22 4 1905
Chairman’s Report. TDN, 28 4 1905
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 4 5 1905
Donations to Recreation grounds. TH, 5 5 1905
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 7 1905
Donation of plants for planting around new Tea Room. TH, 26 7 1905
Recreation Ground Board meeting – sportsground. TH, 4 8 1905
Herbarium talked about. TDN, 8 8 1905
Herbarium talked about. TDN, 19 8 1905
Assistant custodian job advert. TDN, 8 9 1905
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 8 9 1905
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 13 9 1905
Scheme for improving Sports Ground. TH, 14 9 1905
Plea for funds for Sports Ground development. TH, 30 9 1905
Land for lease. TH, 10 10 1905
Isabella Small Bequest. TH, 16 10 1905
More talk of herbarium. TDN, 2 11 1905
Tea House advert. TH, 7 11 1905
Tea House superintendent appointed. TH, 8 11 1905
New Borough Councillor on Recreation Grounds Board. TH, 14 11 1905
Agreement reached on sportsground development. TH, 15 11 1905
United sports committee gets volunteers. TH, 17 11 1905
Councillor Collis to sit on new Sports Gound committee. TH, 23 11 1905
First meeting of Sports Ground improvement committee. TH, 27 11 1905
Start of fundraising for Sports Ground improvements. TH, 30 11 1905
Sports Ground improvements committee meeting. TH, 1 12 1905
Tea House advert. TH, 5 12 1905
Door to door canvassing for Sports Ground fund. TH, 12 12 1905
Sports Ground Committee fundraising. TDN, 12 12 1905
Sports Ground improvements proposed.TH, 13 12 1905
Jockey Club appoint member to Sports Ground Committee. TH, 14 12 1905
Recreation Grounds Sports Committee thanking sponsors. TH, 14 12 1905
Takings from canvassing for Sports Ground funds. TH, 18 12 1905
1906
Sport Ground committee meeting TDN, 11 1 1906
Sports Ground committee meeting TH, 25 1 1906
Euchre party fundraising. TDN, 27 1 1906
Sports Ground committee meeting. TH, 9 2 1906
Concert fundraiser for Sports Ground funds. TH, 15 2 1906
Garden Party Programme. TH, 20 2 1906
Swimming Sports . TDN, 20 2 1906
Madsen bequest . TH, 21 2 1906
Successful Fete. TH, 22 2 1906
Successful Fete. TH, 22 2 1906
Euchre Party fundraising. TH, 6 3 1906
Boys try to kill pea foul. TH, 9 3 1906
Annual Subscriptions. TH, 12 3 1906
Fundraising Concert. TH, 13 3 1906
Star Sports Day. TDN, 11 4 1906
Handsome bequest. TH, 26 4 1906
List of donors to Sports Ground fund. TDN, 1 5 1906
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 3 5 1906
More fundraising. TH, 21 5 1906
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TDN, 29 5 1906
Rugby pitch not fit to play on. TDN, 1 6 1906
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 7 6 1906
Trouble with cyclists. TDN, 7 6 1906
Annual report for 1905. TH, 14 6 1906
Sedden memorial service. TDN, 22 6 1906
Sub soil from railway deviation for sports field. TH, 30 6 1906
Tender for carting soil. TH, 2 7 1906
Tenders for carting soil. TH, 5 7 1906
Call to demolish Wiggins memorial. TH, 12 7 1906
Topsoil offered for sports ground. TDN, 16 7 1906
Fundraising dance. TH, 23 7 1906
Date set for handing over sportsground. TH, 25 7 1906
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 25 7 1906
New entrance at Gilbert Street. TDN, 26 7 1906
Plant being moved from sportsground area. TDN, 26 7 1906
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 8 1906
Commemorative tablet placed on Cannon Hill. TH, 22 8 1906
Bucking Bronco for garden fete. TDN, 30 8 1906
Tender accepted for tree removal. TH, 8 9 1906
Labour Day demonstration fundraiser. TH, 18 9 1906
Tender for enlarging sportsground. TH, 18 9 1906
Tree cutting started – circular saw employed. TH, 21 9 1906
Gander ends up on plate. TDN, 25 9 1906
Tree planting list TH, 28 9 1906
Fireworks display. TH, 6 10 1906
Extraordinary fireworks. TH, 8 10 1906
Advert for Labour Day celebrations and fireworks display. TH, 9 10 1906
Labour Day – Trade Fair. TH, 10 10 1906
Recreation Ground fete account. TDN, 11 10 1906
Sports Ground update. TH, 15 10 1906
New entrance at Gilbert Street. TH, 7 11 1906
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 10 11 1906
Update on sportsground progress. TH, 19 11 1906
Sports Committee report. TH, 5 12 1906
1907
Sportsground update terraces draining etc. TH, 5 2 1907
Fireworks display. TH, 8 2 1907
20,000 trout in nurseries. TH, 18 2 1907
Sports ground progress. TH, 18 2 1907
Donation to central school baths. TH, 20 2 1907
Central school pool. TH, 21 2 1907
Drain pipes arrive on site. TH, 28 2 1907
Flowering Gum tree. TH, 2 3 1907
Grass seed donated for sports field. TH, 12 3 1907
Mace has accident. TH, 14 3 1907
First suggestion of Serpentine development. TH, 20 3 1907
Sportsground update terraces draining etc. TH, 4 4 1907
Topsoil for Sportsground. TH, 15 4 1907
Donation to sports ground development. TH, 19 4 1907
Recreation Ground Board annual meeting . TH, 23 4 1907
Offer to supply plants. TH, 10 5 1907
Terrace faces to be turfed. TH, 11 5 1907
Carrington Road entrance widened. TH, 15 5 1907
Turf for the terraces. TH, 25 5 1907
Seats required for sports ground. TH, 3 6 1907
Seat donations for the sports ground. TH, 21 6 1907
Seat donations for the sports ground. TH, 25 6 1907
Notice re prosecution if caught damaging terraces. TH, 3 7 1907
Proposed name change to Pukekura Park. TH, 11 7 1907
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 11 7 1907
Rip Van Winkle fundraiser. TH, 13 7 1907
Recreation Ground Board meeting – more improvements. TH, 17 7 1907
Native birds in park. TH, 19 7 1907
Seat donation for sports ground. TH, 22 7 1907
Sports ground plantings. TDN, 1 8 1907
Donations to sports ground. TH, 7 8 1907
Council agree to Fillis Street changes. TH, 13 8 1907
Sports ground improvements. TH, 13 8 1907
Entertainment programme for sports ground. TH, 31 8 1907
Poor drainage from sports ground. TH, 9 9 1907
Edgecombe returns from Raglan. TH, 16 9 1907
Tree planting in park. TH, 19 9 1907
Serpentine construction to start. TH, 21 9 1907
Fundraising concert. TDN, 23 9 1907
Recreation Ground Board meeting. TH, 23 9 1907
Fundraising concert. TH, 27 9 1907
Praise for Sports ground Committee. TDN, 1 10 1907
Sheep found to graze new sports field. TH, 8 10 1907
Donations towards Serpentine construction. TH, 16 10 1907
Donation of a row of seats. TH, 25 10 1907
Recreation Ground Board meeting – name change. start of serpentine. TH, 7 11 1907
Working bee to prepare new wicket. TDN, 8 11 1907
Alternative name suggestion – Plymouth Park. TH, 13 11 1907
Central School baths. TH, 20 11 1907
Notice of opening of Pukekura Park Sports Ground. TH, 2 12 1907
White swan has cygnets. TDN, 2 12 1907
Notice of opening of Pukekura Park Sports Ground. TH, 4 12 1907
Sports Ground Committee annual report. TH, 7 12 1907
Sports Ground Committee AGM. TH, 7 12 1907
Sports Ground opening day advert. TH, 10 12 1907
Donations wanted to finish terrace seating. TH, 16 12 1907
Cricket wicket ready for play. TH, 18 12 1907
Athletics meeting Ad. TH, 21 12 1907
Seat donations. TH, 24 12 1907
Serpentine update. TH, 24 12 1907
Fireworks display. TH, 27 12 1907
1908
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Official opening of Sports Ground. TH, 2 1 1908
25lb eel found during serpentine excavation. TH, 3 1 1908
Letter from Chairman congratulating Sports Committee. TH, 3 1 1908
NZ Athletics Championships. TH, 7 1 1908
Fillis street fence. TH, 11 1 1908
Pukekura Park Board Meeting. TH, 18 1 1908
Park improvements. TH, 27 1 1908
Praise for sports ground. TH, 29 1 1908
F P Corkill letter mentions maze. TH, 30 1 1908
Sports Ground improvements for Championship Athletic meet. TH, 30 1 1908
Electric Lights for Sports Ground. TH, 4 2 1908
Donation for horse drawn roller. TDN, 5 2 1908
Donation for horse drawn roller. TH, 5 2 1908
Request for Sports Ground Seats TH, 6 2 1908
Update on Sports Ground improvements. TDN, 6 2 1908
Park development update. TH, 17 2 1908
Sports Ground seat donation. TH, 18 2 1908
Smiths Manawatu debacle. Manawatu Times, 22 2 1908
Roller for sports ground. TH, 25 2 1908
Review of Athletics meet. TH, 27 2 1908
Band competition results. TH, 28 2 1908
W W Smith appointed curator. TH, 10 3 1908
Smith formerly accepts position of curator. TH, 13 3 1908
Palmerton North resident try to get Smith back. TH, 17 3 1908
Work started on Central School pool. TH, 19 3 1908
W W Smith started work. TH, 21 3 1908
Pukekura park Board Meeting. TH, 7 4 1908
BM – Park Board to seek bigger subsidy. TH, 8 4 1908
Sports Ground fundraising for electric lights. TH, 13 4 1908
Board go cap in hand to council. TH, 14 4 1908
Interview with ww smith. TH, 14 4 1908
Pukekura park Board Meeting. TH, 14 4 1908
Steps being erected to terraces. TDN, 29 4 1908
Palmerston North trying to woo Smith back. TDN, 11 5 1908
Council meeting urging a salary increase to keep Smith. TH, 12 5 1908
Assistant curator ad. TH, 13 5 1908
Duck shot in park. TDN, 26 5 1908
Pukekura Park land for lease. TH, 27 5 1906
Pukekura Park Board Meeting. TH, 27 5 1906
Central school baths proposal. TH, 30 5 1908
Swan returns to park. TH, 30 5 1908
Progress of swimming pool for Central School. TH, 3 6 1908
Park gets increased subsidy to retain Smith. TH, 9 6 1908
Smith plants fernery on island. TH, 12 6 1908
Progress of Central School Pool. TH, 16 6 1908
Land for lease by auction. TH, 24 6 1908
Mr Crozier donates kiwi. TH, 26 6 1908
Improvements to sports ground. TH, 30 6 1908
Curator’s report. TH, 4 7 1908
Taranaki v Britain ad. TDN, 14 7 1908
Taranaki v Britain result TH, 16 7 1908
Taranaki v Britain game writeup TH, 16 7 1908
Central school baths nearly complete. TH, 22 7 1908
Meeting to recognise Humphries role in sports ground development. TH, 29 7 1908
Central School boys help making path around pool. TH, 30 7 1908
New drain being installed at sports field. TH, 3 8 1908
Show of golden wattle. TH, 3 8 1908
Land Slip near glowworm. TDN, 6 8 1908
Smith injures himself. TH, 11 8 1908
Curators Report . TH, 8 9 1908
Pond in Stainton dell. TH, 8 9 1908
Pukekura park Board Meeting. TH, 8 9 1908
Small lakelet in Stainton dell. TH, 9 9 1908
Collecting plants from Egmont TH, 12 9 1908
Practice wicket being prepared. TH, 17 9 1908
Smith erecting pergola plus 3 more stories. TDN, 24 9 1908
W W Smith erecting a pergola. TDN, 24 9 1908
Goslings and fundraising. TH, 13 10 1908
Dogs worrying sheep on sports ground. TH, 14 10 1908
Central School pool and another article TH, 15 10 1908
About Picnic and floral fete TDN, 16 10 1908
Pukekura park Board Meeting. TH, 21 10 1908
1909
Pukekura Park Board Meeting. TH, 28 1 1909
Central school pool TH, 16 2 1909
Park update birds. TH, 19 2 1909
Lights in the park TH, 22 3 1909
Fireworks funds dire. TH, 30 3 1909
Smith on Gilbert St entrance mods. TDN, 1 7 1909
Issues with birds being stolen TH, 15 7 1909
Request to build fish hatchery TH, 16 7 1909
Unemployed put to work. TH, 21 7 1909
Recreation Ground Board accounts. TDN, 24 7 1909
Smith’s services offered to friendly society.TH, 3 8 1909
Unemployed workers in park.TH, 4 8 1909
Pukekura Park Board Meeting TH, 3 8 1909
Acclimatisation soc ponds. TH, 7 8 1909
Pukekura Park Board Meeting TH, 7 9 1909
Ponds operating 40000 trout in ponds . TH, 29 9 1909
Pukekura Park Board Meeting. TH, 5 10 1909
Smith improves walk to Rotunda. TDN, 8 10 1909
Sports meeting. TH, 28 10 1909
Frogs in the park. TH, 1 11 1909
Display of fireworks. TH, 4 11 1909
Funds from fireworks. TH, 8 11 1909
Athletics meet. TH, 10 11 1909
Swans eggs stolen TH, 24 11 1909
Swan egg theft. TH, 24 11 1909
Egg stealer caught TH, 26 11 1909
Movies in the park. TH, 4 12 1909
Board in deep debt. TH, 8 12 1909
1910
Upcoming fireworks display article. TH, 15 1 1910
Fireworks display ad. TDN, 21 1 1910
Fireworks display write up. TH, 22 1 1910
Proposed fish hatchery. TH, 5 2 1910
Visit of H. M. S. Pegasus ad. TDN, 14 2 1910
Sports meeting with crew of H. M. S. Pegasus. TH, 16 2 1910
Shackleton movie in the park. TDN, 17 2 1910
Shackleton movie write up. TH, 18 2 1910
Smith on noxious weeds. TH, 21 2 1910
W W Smith offer to name plants. TH, 21 2 1910
Taranaki v Australia cricket ad. TH, 18 3 1910
Taranaki v Australia cricket. TDN, 21 3 1910
Caledonian sports ad. TH, 23 3 1910
Taranaki v Australia cricket match report. TDN, 23 3 1910
Horse fell down terraces. TDN, 24 3 1910
O Samuel donation. TH, 30 3 1910
Australian cricketers praise ground. TH, 12 4 1910
Fundraising dance ad. TH, 16 4 1910
Central School pool abandoned. TH, 27 4 1910
Pukekura Park Board A. G. M. TH, 3 5 1910
Smith and Smith to collect plants. TH, 3 5 1910
Smiths kiwi observations with weka. EVENING POST, 7 5 1910
Update on fish ponds. TDN, 11 5 1910
King’s funeral. TDN, 21 5 1910
Board Meeting re tennis club. TDN, 16 6 1910
Tennis and croquet club tender for courts. TDN, 25 6 1910
Inaugural meeting to form tennis and croquet club. TDN, 1 7 1910
Smiths ad for kiwis. TH, 4 7 1910
W W Smith report. TDN, 5 7 1910
Forking of cricket pitch. TH, 23 7 1910
Tennis and croquet club meeting. TH, 26 7 1910
Sports Ground fundraising. TH, 8 8 1910
Tennis and croquet club meeting. TH, 10 8 1910
Tennis and croquet club meeting progress report. TH, 30 8 1910
Letter from W. C. T. U. regarding Sunday tennis. TDN, 6 9 1910
Call for improvement to Vogeltown entrance. TDN, 10 9 1910
Tennis court progress. TDN, 10 9 1910
Tennis court development. TDN, 17 10 1910
Hot Air Ballon demonstration ad. TH, 23 11 1910
Tennis and Croquet Club meeting progress report. TDN, 23 11 1910
Hot Air Ballon article. TDN, 24 11 1910
Hot Air Ballon flight. TDN, 25 11 1910
Swan flies into cable. TH, 19 12 1910
Fireworks display ad. TH, 21 12 1910
1911
Opening of tennis club. TH, 4 1 1911
Garden party and fete for lord Islington. TH, 19 1 1911
Garden party and fete for Lord Islington, dress description. TDN, 28 1 1911
Fireworks display ad. TH, 13 2 1911
Financial crisis. TH, 9 3 1911
Park Board visit tennis club site. TH, 10 3 1911
Board buying back own goldfish. TDN, 27 3 1911
Cutting down pine trees. TDN, 11 4 1911
Hatchery plans abandoned. TDN, 29 4 1911
Council reps on Park Board. TDN, 4 5 1911
Felling Pine Trees. TDN, 20 5 1911
Kingfisher habits in the park. Otago Witness, 31 5 1911
Park Board balance sheet. TH, 28 6 1911
Rose Garden to be made. TDN, 17 7 1911
Pine trees to be felled. TH, 16 8 1911
Ponds full of trout. TDN, 16 8 1911
1912
Visitors letter. TDN, 30 1 1912
Undervalued Park. TH, 6 2 1912
Tribe resigns as secretary. TH, 7 2 1912
W W Smith on botanical expedition. TDN, 12 2 1912
Park Saturday’s fundraising. TDN, 14 2 1912
Swimming sports proposal. TH, 17 2 1912
Discussion re handing over Board to council. TDN, 23 2 1912
Talk of handing over to council. TDN, 24 2 1912
Letter from Govett. TH, 26 2 1912
Results of Park Saturday fundraising. TH, 5 3 1912
Suggestion of friends of the park. TH, 6 3 1912
High school swimming comp. TH, 9 3 1912
Tea rooms under new management. TDN, 26 4 1912
Smith’s kiwi breeding. TH, 16 5 1912
Kiwi killed by stoat. TDN, 17 5 1912
Annual meeting mention of peacock house. TH, 21 5 1912
Park board considering taking back sports ground. TDN, 21 5 1912
Planting and donations. TH, 21 5 1912
Pukekura Park Board A. G. M. TDN, 21 5 1912
Water-fowl in the park TDN, 27 5 1912
sports committee on defence. TDN, 21 5 1912
Movie about park. TDN, 3 6 1912
Changes to board. TDN, 25 6 1912
Death of peacock. TDN, 25 6 1912
C H Drew appointed secretary. TH, 26 6 1912
Inspector wanted. TDN, 31 6 1912
Smith enquiring about Kiwi nesting habits. TH, 5 7 1912
Dogs killing birds. TDN, 6 8 1912
Inspector employed. TH, 14 8 1912
Tea rooms open all day. TH, 4 9 1912
Springboard gone – Smith catching eels. TDN, 23 10 1912
Horse shoe fern. TDN, 5 11 1912
Pinus halepensis. TH, 19 11 1912
Picture entertainment in the Park. TDN, 27 12 1912
1913
Maori Sports Day. TDN, 3 1 1913
Tea House Renovation. TH, 14 1 1913
Discussion about sports ground. TH, 4 3 1913
Trade Commission visit. Rider Haggard. TH, 13 3 1913
Pukekura Park Board A.G.M. TH, 6 5 1913
Story of sentries Ward and Wolfe. TH, 24 5 1913
Auckland Taranaki – Rugby. TH, 5 9 1913
1914
Pohutukawa in flower. TH, 9 1 1914
Royal Artillery band ad. TH, 10 2 1914
R.A.B. praise park. TH, 21 2 1914
Royal Artillery Band Performance. TH, 21 2 1914
Cutting down puriri. TH, 3 3 1914
Pukekura Park Board A. G. M. TH, 19 5 1914
Richard Cock elected chairman. TH, 19 5 1914
Death of Clement Govett. TH, 12 6 1914
Tribute to Govett. TH, 7 7 1914
Ranfurly shield ad. TH, 24 8 1914
Ranfurly shield report. TDN, 28 8 1914
Ladies hockey Taranaki v England. TDN, 29 8 1914
C H Drew appointed to board. TH, 16 12 1914
1915
Caretaker shoots shags. TDN, 5 1 1915
Meteorological station in park. TDN, 5 1 1915
Fundraiser Relief Fund. TH, 7 1 1915
Pukekura Park Sports Ground in bad condition. TDN, 13 1 1915
Fireworks and Fete ad. TH, 1 2 1915
Fireworks review. TH, 11 2 1915
Issues with the Sports Ground lease. TH, 9 3 1915
No park Saturday. TH, 9 3 1915
Thieving in the park. TH, 15 4 1915
Call to form new Sports Ground committee. TDN, 19 4 1915
Variegated kawakawa. TDN, 27 4 1915
Decline of ducks Lyttelton. Times, 22 25 1915
Pukekura Park Board A.G.M. TH, 25 5 1915
Typical weather report. TH, 2 8 1915
Man charged for cycling in the Park. TH, 28 10 1915
1916
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A sight in New Plymouth. TDN, 17 1 1916
Eels and ducklings. TDN, 2 2 1916
Hughes to write history. TDN, 2 2 1916
Waterfowl stolen. TDN, 2 2 1916
Two Controlling ducks. TH, 8 3 1916
Long term on Board. TH, 8 3 1916
Water supply from jockey club. TDN, 19 4 1916
Letter from Smith’s son. TH, 27 4 1916
Board meeting. AGM TH, 3 5 1916
Board to take control of Sports Ground. TH, 3 5 1916
Offer to pay staff. TH, 3 5 1916
Park Board take possession of sports ground. TDN, 3 5 1916
Citizens Band concert. TH, 2 6 1916
Citizens band performance. TDN, 5 6 1916
Park Saturday receipts .TH, 6 6 1916
Clement Wragge offer advice. TH, 7 6 1916
Annual subscribers. TH, 5 7 1916
Letter praising park. TDN, 5 7 1916
Hughes Park History. part 1. TH, 3 8 1916
Hughes Park History. part 2. TH, 3 8 1916
Hughes Park History. part 3. TH, 3 8 1916
Hughes Park History. part 4. TH, 3 8 1916
Hughes Park History. part 5. TH, 3 8 1916
Hughes Park History. part 6. TH, 3 8 1916
C. E. Bellringer appointed to board. TH, 29 8 1916
Plant donations, Cuckoo. TDN, 26 9 1916
Brass band review. TDN, 2 10 1916
New Vogeltown Entrance, Cannon vandalised. TH, 4 10 1916
Soldiers’ comforts week ad. TDN, 20 10 1916
Soldiers’ comforts week review. TDN, 23 10 1916
Burgess donation. TH, 8 11 1916
Board meeting. TH, 6 12 1916 7
1917
W W Smith undervalued. TDN, 9 1 1917
Curators report. TH, 10 1 1917
Pergola near sports ground. TDN, 19 1 1917
Donation for lights. TH, 1 2 1917
Electric lights. TDN, 1 2 1917
Board meeting sports ground state. TH, 7 3 1917
New hot water fountain. TDN, 17 3 1917
Band concert for electric lights in park. TH, 12 4 1917
Pukekura Park Board A.G.M. TH, 25 4 1917
Borough councillors on board. TH, 3 5 1917
Park Saturday ad. TH, 30 5 1917
Park Saturday takings. TDN, 4 6 1917
Sad state of pitch. TH, 30 6 1917
Drowning in the lake. TH, 10 7 1917
Horse and cart wanted for park. TDN, 16 7 1917
Bequest and donation. TDN, 3 8 1917
Tribe walks out over electric lights. TH, 3 10 1917
Special meeting – mirror waterfall to be remade. TDN, 14 11 1917
Mrs Hartnell’s body in lake. TH, 27 11 1917
Board Meeting. TDN, 29 11 1917
1918
Rose bed to move. TH, 9 1 1918
Park to develop a fernery. TDN, 10 1 1918
Proposed improvements. TDN, 17 1 1918
Park fete day organisation. TDN, 9 2 1918
Mayor’s honorarium. TH, 12 2 1918
Fined for driving in the park. TH, 14 2 1918
Gymkhana a success. TDN, 8 3 1918
W W Smith and weka breeding. TDN, 23 4 1918
Mrs Osborne found dead in lake. Sun Christchurch, 24 4 1918
Pukekura Park Board A.G.M. TH, 8 5 1918
Councillor Browne replaces Collis. on Board. TDN, 14 5 1918
Board Meeting – Jockey Club house. TDN, 4 7 1918
W W Smith Weka Breeding stories. Lyttelton Times, 13 7 1918
Fancy dress rugby fundraiser. TH, 3 9 1918
Fancy dress rugby review. TDN, 6 9 1918
Tin can band competition. TDN, 10 10 1918
Board Meeting. TDN, 16 10 1918
Citizens band contest. TH, 29 10 1918
Percy smith resigns. TDN, 6 11 1918
1919
Stone wall proposed for Fillis St. TH, 13 2 1919
Peace celebration. TDN, 25 2 1919
Pair of black swans donated. TH, 28 3 1919
Objection to Fillis St wall. TDN, 2 4 1919
Flowering banana tree. TDN, 9 4 1919
Councillors to join Board. TDN, 8 5 1919
Wiggins memorial damaged. TDN, 19 5 1919
Pine cones for sale. TH, 18 6 1919
Pukekura Park Board. A.G.M. TH, 18 6 1919
Peace celebration. TDN, 21 7 1919
Stone wall gets go-ahead. TH, 6 8 1919
Workers party picnic. TH, 20 9 1919
Sports Ground working bee. TH, 6 10 1919
Shining Cuckoo in the Park. NZ Herald, 18 10 1919
Labour day sports review. TDN, 28 10 1919
Ad for secretary. TH, 31 10 1919
1920
Band Concert review. TH, 19 1 1920
Bad state of Sports Ground. TDN, 4 2 1920
Percy Smith honoured. TH, 4 2 1920
Sketch of proposed Tea House presented to Board. TDN, 4 2 1920
Mrs Burgess fundraising proposal. TH, 3 3 1920
Pine tree removal discussions. TH, 3 3 1920
Tea House proposal to expensive. TDN, 3 3 1920
Board meeting, Mrs Burgess stirring it up. TDN, 5 3 1929
Tram route proposed through the Park. TH, 9 3 1920
£1000 fund proposal. TH, 24 3 1920
Prince of Wales to drive through park. TDN, 24 3 1920
Thousand pound fund. concert ad. TH, 29 3 1920
Racecourse Walk widened for Prince of Wales visit. TDN, 7 4 1920
Sports Ground committee. TDN, 7 4 1920
Tram route through park. TDN, 7 4 1920
Prince of Wales visit arrangements. TH, 13 4 1920
Prince of Wales visit seating. TH, 20 4 1920
Widows seating for Prince of Wales visit. TDN, 21 4 1920
Prince of Wales feathers. TDN, 24 4 1920
Visit of Prince of Wales 3 may. TH, 3 5 1920
Visit of Prince of Wales 3 may. TH, 3 5 1920
Prince of Wales visit report. TDN, 4 5 1920
Apple and Chrysanthemum Day fundraising. TH, 10 5 1920
Fundraising takings. TH, 15 5 1920
High School Old Girld street collection. TH, 22 5 1920
Council to approach Park Board re trams through park. TH, 25 5 1920
Mrs Burgess targets £1000. TDN, 27 5 1920
Hockey tournament. TDN, 2 6 1920
Proposed tram route through Park. TH, 16 6 1920
Shetland Pony donated for £1000 fund. TH, 17 6 1920
Boating on Sundays. TDN, 7 7 1920
Plant donations. TDN, 10 7 1920
Some pines culled. TH, 14 7 1920
£1000 events ad. TDN, 3 8 1920
Plant donations. TDN, 4 8 1920
Pukekura Park Board meeting. T DN, 4 8 1920
Day carnival opened. TDN, 5 8 1920 5
Park Carnival day 1 review. TH, 11 8 1920
Edgecombe dies. TDN, 12 8 1920
Park Carnival day 2 review. TH, 12 8 1920
Childs description of park. TH, 13 8 1920
Park Carnival closes. TH, 16 8 1920
New sports committee formed. TH, 18 8 1920
Burgess Interview. TDN, 21 8 1920
New sports committee. TH, 25 8 1920
Sports Ground pine trees removed. TDN, 26 8 1920
Reopening fish ponds in park. TH, 27 8 1920
Modifications to Tea Kiosk. TH, 8 9 1920
Damage to terraces. TDN, 10 9 1920
White swans donated. TDN, 14 10 1920
Trout holding ponds finished but fish released by larrakins.TH, 25 10 1920
W W Smith resigns. TDN, 25 10 1920
Letter to Editor re W W Smith resignation. TDN, 26 10 1920
W W Smith resignation – the Board’s position. TH, 3 11 1920
White swans go walk-about. TH, 4 11 1920
Letter from W W Smith to paper re resignation. TH, 5 11 1920
Board meeting, hatchery considered. TH, 8 12 1920
Board Meeting. Letter from Smith threatening legal action. TH, 8 12 1920
Tubular bells. TDN, 15 12 1920
Collis Obituary. TH, 16 12 1920
1921
Bellringer returns from overseas with ideas. TH, 12 1 1921
Row boats and hot water available at Park. TH, 12 1 1921
Sports Ground Committee – Groundsman. TH, 26 1 1921
Board Meeting – Question of Control. TH, 2 2 1921
Question of control. TH, 15 2 1921
Control of park. TH, 22 2 1921
Sports committee fundraising. TH, 23 2 1921
Acclimatisation Society hatchery. TH, 2 3 1921
Acclimatisation society. TH, 19 4 1921
Chopping competition. TH, 22 4 1921
Board Meeting- Burgess resigns. TDN, 4 5 1921
W L Newman Obituary. TH, 18 6 1921
Pukekura Park Board A.G.M. TH, 6 7 1921
Special meeting – fernery – rhodo dell. TH, 15 7 1921
Springbok game – famous draw. TDN, 18 7 1921
Proposed sportsground improvements. TDN, 23 7 1921
Trout released. TDN, 15 8 1921
Story of hatching. TDN, 20 8 1921
Sports Ground improvements. TH, 10 9 1921
Opening up of Gilbert St. TDN, 27 9 1921
Sports Ground Improvement. TH, 29 9 1921
Sports Ground Improvements. TH, 7 10 1921
Sports Ground Update. TH, 3 11 1921
Clement Wragge. TDN, 24 11 1921
Sports Ground fundraising. TH, 2 12 1921
1922
Sports Ground Improvements. TH, 6 1 1922
Baptism in the lake. TDN, 16 1 1922
Sports Ground committee. TH, 7 2 1922
Sports Ground improvements. TDN, 6 3 1922
Sports Ground fundraising concert. TH, 13 3 1922
Dogs in the park. TH, 25 3 1922
Percy Smith obituary. TDN, 20 4 1922
Harris Ford Obituary. TH, 21 4 1922
Opossums protected. TDN, 21 4 1922
Fundraising concert. TH, 1 5 1922
Sports ground committee meeting. TH, 3 5 1922
Sports Ground re-opening. TH, 3 5 1922
Sportsground re opening. TDN, 5 5 1922
Pukekura Park Board A.G.M. TDN, 7 6 1922
Employing the unemployed. TH, 4 7 1922
Unemployed employed. TH, 11 7 1922
Gilbert Street Gully to be filled in. TDN, 8 8 1922
Proposed modifications to Sports Ground terraces. TH, 6 9 1922
Fernery near completion. TDN, 9 9 1922
Rhododendrons stolen. TH, 12 9 1922
Hatchery summary. TDN, 29 9 1922
Queen carnival proposed. TDN, 29 9 1922
Rockery to be made. TH, 8 11 1922
Mr. Revell dies. TDN, 8 12 1922
1923
Caledonian athletics meet. TH, 12 3 1923
Pavilion promised. TH, 16 4 1923
Acclimatisation society annual report. TH, 17 4 1923
Pavilion fundraising. TH, 20 4 1923
Trout ova to be ordered. TH, 1 5 1923
Council representatives on the Board. TDN, 8 5 1923
Crockett Benefit. TH, 21 5 1923
Sports Ground Committee. TH, 23 5 1923
Empire Day celebration. TH, 25 5 1923
Pukekura Park Board A.G.M. TH, 18 7 1923
Sports Ground Committee. TH, 2 10 1923
Pavilion given go-ahead. TH, 5 10 1923
Tender for pavilion. TH, 3 11 1923
Sports Ground Committee AGM. TH, 21 11 1923
Sports Ground Committee Chairmans report. TH, 21 11 1923
Fundraising Queen carnival suggested. TH, 22 11 1923
Sports Ground Committee A.G.M. TH, 22 11 1923
Fernery fundraising. TDN, 28 11 1923
Fundraising for fernery. TDN, 3 12 1923
Fundraising queen carnival. TDN, 19 12 1923
Aim of Queen Carnival. TH, 21 12 1923
Relationship between S.G. Committee and Park Board. TDN, 21 12 1923
1924
Tramway extension to park. TH, 27 2 1924
Queen Carnival results. TDN, 10 3 1924
Maisie Whittle dies. TDN, 14 3 1924
Sports Ground committee. TH, 19 3 1924
St Marys Church timber from Pukekura Valley. TDN, 25 3 1924
Queen carnival financial results. TH, 27 3 1924
Acclimatisation Soc annual report extract. TH, 15 4 1924
Anzac Day Service. TDN, 26 4 1924
New pavilion thoroughly equipped. TH, 27 5 1924
Appointment of Thomas Horton. TH, 10 6 1924
Board Meeting. Fernery outlined. TDN, 19 6 1924
Trams to park – notice of opening. TH, 1 7 1924
Hatchery article. TH, 1 8 1924
Shuttleworth bequest. TDN, 8 8 1924
Kennel Club – Inaugural Dog Show. TDN, 4 10 1924
Dog show write-up. TDN, 6 10 1924
Pine tree being felled. TH, 20 10 1924
Pine tree being felled, R C Hughes Letter. TH, 25 10 1924
Horton’s plantings. Hawera and Normanby Star, 8 11 1924
1925
Boxing match at Pukekura Park. NZ Truth, 7 2 1925
Boxing roundup. TDN, 13 2 1925
Council reps on board. TDN, 7 5 1925
Pukekura Park Board meeting. TH, 22 7 1925
House tender at Brooklands. TDN, 3 8 1925
T K Skinner Obituary. TH, 29 8 1925
A botanical survey. TH, 19 9 1925
Walk through the park. TH, 19 9 1925
Pukekura Park Board meeting. TH, 23 9 1925
Pukekura Park Board meeting.TH, 21 10 1925
Six seats donated Mr Emeny. TDN, 21 10 1925
Fireworks display. TDN, 6 11 1925
Control of Sportsground. TDN, 25 11 1925
Pine Tree falls during cricket match. Manawatu Standard, 2 12 1925
1926
Scout rally and camp in the Park. TDN, 4 1 1926
Acclimatisation Society – Hatchery matters. TH, 20 1 1926
Visitors – ducks – albatross. TH, 20 1 1926
Visitors to the park – new tractor. TH, TH 6 1 1926
Swimming carnival – Fernery fundraiser. TDN, 5 3 1926
Swimming carnival success. TDN, 12 3 1926
Fireworks display. TDN, 19 3 1926
Board Meeting. A.G.M TH, 28 4 1926
Fernery to commence – funds needed. TDN, 16 6 1926
Fernery to commence – funds needed. TH, 16 6 1926
Fernery appeal. TDN, 17 6 1926
Acclimatisation notes _hatching. TH, 19 6 1926
Works in Progress. TH, 29 6 1926
Fundraising circular for building Fernery. TH, 4 7 1926
Improvement funds. TH, 13 7 1926
Park collection – Fernery appeal. TH, 16 7 1926
Construction of fernery. TH, 19 7 1926
Fernery progress. TDN, 20 7 1926
Status of board members. TH, 20 7 1926
Board Meeting – Fernery fund collection. TH, 21 7 1926
Seat donations. TDN, 21 10 1926
Seat donations. TDN, 26 10 1926
Fireworks display. TDN, 9 11 1926
Seats donated. TDN, 17 11 1926
1927
Sports Ground improvements. TH, 10 2 1927
Amateur Athletics night meeting. TDN, 21 2 1927
Upkeep of parks. TH, 15 3 1927
Rates for Park if transferred. TDN, 27 4 1927
Laying turf – Longburn soil. TDN, 1 4 1927
Acclimatisation Society. TH, 22 4 1927
Board Meeting A.G.M. TDN, 4 5 1927
Canadian soccer team beat Taranaki. TDN, 26 5 1927
Insufficient funds – suggest vesting in Borough. TDN, 22 6 1927
Support for transfer of Park. TDN, 24 6 1927
Newton King bequest. TDN, 11 8 1927
Proposal to vest Park in Borough Council. TDN, 30 8 1927
Fernery update. TDN, 15 9 1927
Acclimatisation meeting extract – Hatchery shutdown. TH, 19 9 1927
Control of park. TDN, 20 9 1927
Park to be vested in council. TDN, 20 9 1927
White swan found dead. TDN, 20 9 1927
Description of new Fernery. TDN, 21 9 1927
Rats in the hatchery. Thames Star, 26 9 1927
Floodlighting sports ground TH, 1 10 1927
Floodlighting of sports ground. TH, 3 10 1927
Death of birds. TDN, 12 10 1927
Fireworks display. TDN, 7 11 1927
Letter from nurse Cavell’s sister. TDN, 11 11 1927
Sports Ground Improvements. TDN, 9 12 1927
Eels in the park – protecting ducklings. TDN, 13 12 1927
Fernery and rhododendron dell. TDN, 14 12 1927
1928
Floral carnival – fundraising. TH, 18 1 1928
Fernery ready to open. TH, 26 1 1928
Historic pageant planned. TDN, 14 2 1928
Sports meeting – Stan Lay. TH, 20 2 1928
Pageant of Nations. TDN, 9 3 1928
Pageant of Nations fundraiser. TDN, 12 3 1928
Pageant takings. TDN, 13 3 1928
Taranaki v Australia cricket. TDN, 15 3 1928
Taranaki v Australia. TDN, 16 3 1928
Governor General visit. TH, 12 6 1928
Dissolution of board. TH, 20 7 1928
1929
Board of Trustees dissolved. TH, 3 4 1929
Pohutukawa planted above eastern terrace. TDN, 25 6 1929
Rats in the hatchery. Otago Daily Times, 21 9 1929
Control of park. TH, 16 10 1929
Borough Council take over park. TH, 17 10 1929
First tree planted Pic. TH, 17 10 1929
Number 1 chamber Pic. TH, 17 10 1929
New propagating house. TH, 18 10 1929
Official handover of Park. TH, 18 10 1929
Picture of fernery. TH, 18 10 1929
Governor Generals visit. TH, 23 10 1929
Picture of Clinton Huges and John Claffey. TH, 24 10 1929
Governor General – Sir Charles Fergusson in the Park pic. NZ Herald, 26 10 1929
1930
Graham donates three hundred pounds for sports ground lighting. NZ Herald, 7 1 1930
Large begonia in Fernery. Waikato Times, 7 1 1930
Board meeting caretakers cottage TH, 15 1 1930
Board meeting free fernery TH, 15 1 1930
Lighting sportsground TH, 15 1 1930
Park Board Meeting. TH, 15 1 1930
Board meeting Cottage location chosen. TH, 20 2 1930
Felling of pines. TH, 15 4 1930
Fernery visitors – Dog nuisance TH, 14 5 1930
Tender for cottage advert TH, 17 5 1930
Development scheme TH, 22 5 1930
Rugby ad Britain v Taranaki TH, 22 5 1930
Builder for cottage selected TH, 23 5 1930
British rugby team photo TH, 24 5 1930
Taranaki v Britain game result TH, 24 5 1930
Trees cut in park TH, 9 7 1930
Sports Ground committee TH, 10 7 1930
Scheme for lighting Sports Ground TH, 11 7 1930
1931
Tenders to be called for new tea house design. Evening Post, 14 3 1931
Board meeting – Tea House. TDN, 21 3 1931
Large pine tree in Pukekura Park. Nelson Evening Mail, 4 4 1931
Sparrows at the Tea House. Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 4 1931
Entries for tea House design. TDN, 1 5 1931
Competition results for Tea House design. TDN, 9 5 1931
Sports Ground committee protest. TH, 15 5 1931
Tea kiosk plan chosen. TH, 1 6 1931
Board Meeting to accept kiosk plans. TH, 2 6 1931
Description of proposed new Tea House. TDN,15 6 1931
Borough sewer system to be extended to Tea House. TDN, 7 7 1931
Tea House construction well underway. TDN, 5 8 1931
New kiosk progressing. TH, 15 8 1931
Tea House sewer line to be extended to Brooklands Road. TDN, 18 8 1931
Progress of sewer line through park. TDN, 25 8 1931
Tree felling in the Park. TH, 9 9 1931
Taranaki beat Australia. Patea. Mail, 21 9 1931
Pukekura park Board Meeting – Tree felling. TH, 1 10 31
Trees behind curator’s house. TH, 2 10 1931
Azaleas in the Park. TH, 26 10 1931
Burgess donates money for Tea House silverware. TDN, 11 11 1931
1932
Annual fernery numbers. TH, 9 3 1932
Planting new trees. TH, 28 4 1932
Tints of colour. TH, 28 4 1932
Growth of original kauri tree. TH, 15 6 1932
Rhododendron Gift. TH, 15 6 1932
Remarkable Kauri maybe not as it seems. Auckland Star, 7 7 1932
Remarkable Kauri maybe not as it seems. Evening Post, 8 7 1932
Bird Catching Plant (Stratford. Evening Post, 2 8 1932
Horton on Parapara tree. Nelson Evening Mail, 8 9 1932
Rhododendron Dell. TDN, 6 10 1932
1933
Blooms every 14 years. Waikato Independent, 7 2 1933
Big Eel caught. Bay of plenty Times, 29 5 1933
Sanders Bequest. TH, 15 6 1933
Use of Sportsground. TH, 30 8 1933
Rhododendron dell. TH, 1 9 1933
Beautiful Brooklands. TH, 2 9 1933
Horton on Brooklands. TH, 2 9 1933
Agreement about Brooklands future. TH, 4 9 1933
Brooklands a great asset. TH, 4 9 1933
Brooklands lake cleaned. TH, 12 9 1933
Rhododendron Dell. TH, 31 9 1931
Fernery takings. TH, 22 11 1933
1934
Fernery visitors. TH, 3 1 1934
Brooklands stables to go. TDN, 8 1 1934
Access to Brooklands List and Wilkinson properties. TH, 10 1 1934
Brooklands property. Suggested improvements. TDN, 10 1 1934
Caledonian Sports. TH, 10 1 1934
Committee meeting – opening of Brooklands. TDN, 10 1 1934
Gift of native bush. Maranui Gully. TDN, 10 1 1934
Notice of Opening of Brooklands. TH, 20 1 1934
Brooklands Lake Pic. NZ Herald, 26 1 1934
Proposed Brooklands opening day. TH, 30 1 1934
Main Lake and Tea House picture. AWN, 7 2 1934
Caledonian Sports. TH, 22 1 1934
BM Brookland Opening – Arrangements made. TH, 27 2 1934
Brooklands By-laws. TH, 27 2 1934
Today is Brooklands opening day -pictures. TH, 10 3 1934
Bledisloe Speech at Brooklands opening. Evening Post, 12 3 1934
Brooklands opening Ceremony. TH, 12 3 1934
Brooklands opening Ceremony. TDN, 12 3 1934
Description of Brooklands Garden. TDN, 12 3 1934
Growth of Brooklands. TDN, 12 3 1934
Brooklands opening day. TH, 16 3 1934
Brooklands chestnut. TH, 22 3 1934
Proposed Hughes plating kauri. TH, 29 3 1934
Board Meeting. Rhodo Dell. TH, 29 3 1934
Brooklands handover Eliot King. TH, 16 3 1934
Hughes kauri planting. TH, 6 4 1934
Huges kauri planting photo. TH, 11 4 1934
Huges kauri planting photo . TH, 11 4 1934
Brooklands stables cleared and replanted. TDN, 12 5 1934
Ceremonial spade found. TDN, 18 5 1934
Brooklands demolition. Patea Mail, 15 6 1934
Work at Brooklands. TH, 24 7 1934
Spade to be mounted in kiosk. Auckland Star, 30 7 1934
T. C. List tribute. TH, 22 8 1934
Fillis Street reserve. TDN, 4 9 1934
Committee meeting. TH, 26 9 1934
Committee meeting – Sports Ground. TH, 10 10 1934
Sportsground improvements. TDN, 13 11 1934
Committee meeting. TH, 14 11 1934
1935
Duke of Gloucester visit pic. TH, 7 1 1935
Duke of Gloucester visit pic. TH, 7 1 1935
Robert Clinton Hughes dies. TH, 18 1 1935
Committee meeting. TH, 13 2 1935
Rail ad Auckland to New Plymouth. Auckland Star, 6 3 1935
Committee meeting. TH, 13 3 1935
Siltation in the Park lake. TH, 3 4 1935
Park flood damage – Large silt build-up. TDN, 4 4 1935
Committee meeting. TH, 10 4 1935
Committee meeting. TH, 8 5 1935
Kings Jubilee picture. AWN, 15 5 1935
Scouts to plant trees Fillis St Native Reserve. TDN, 5 6 1935
Climbing down terraces. TH, 12 6 1935
Committee meeting. TH, 12 6 1935
Spread of disease in the Park. TH, 12 6 1935
Park trees diseased. TH, 10 7 1935
Committee meeting. TH, 10 7 1935
Kauri Grove planned. TH, 14 8 1935
Nurse Cavell’s Spanish Chestnut. NZ Herald, 14 8 1935
Committee meeting. TH, 14 8 1935
BM Planting of Brooklands. TDN, 11 9 1935
Trees on eastern terrace. TH, 11 9 1935
Committee meeting. TH, 9 10 1935
Committee meeting. TH, 13 11 1935
Committee meeting. 1 TH, 11 12 1935
Committee meeting. 2 TH, 11 12 1935
Vice Regal visit. TH, 16 12 1935
Lord Galway visit picture. TH, 19 12 1935
Lord Galway visit picture. TH, 19 12 1935
1936
George V memorial service. TH, 27 1 1936
Taranaki v MCC Drawn game. TH, 30 1 1936
Taranaki v MCC Drawn game score card. TH, 30 1 1936
Visitors impression of cricket tour. TH, 30 1 1936
MCC v Taranaki photo NP batting picture. TH, 3 2 1936
MCC Cricket match. NZ Herald, 5 2 1936
Committee meeting. TH, 12 2 1936
Story of The Poets Bridge sweepstake. TH, 19 2 1936
Band Contest Ad. TH, 21 2 1936
Brass band Competition. TH, 25 2 1936
Planting for future. TH, 26 2 1936
Taranaki Regiment presented with new colours. NZ Herald, 23 3 1936
Taranaki Regiment presented with new colours. TH, 26 3 1936
Committee meeting. TH, 12 3 1936
BM Pines in the park. TH, 22 4 1936
Terraces to be reformed. TH, 23 6 1936
120 ft pine tree falls. Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 6 1936
Brooklands entrance. TH, 15 7 1936
Committee meeting. TH, 15 7 1936
The Poets Bridge unsafe. TH, 15 7 1936
Committee meeting. TH, 12 8 1936
Committee meeting. TH, 9 9 1936
Sports Ground terraces. TH, 9 9 1936
A Transformation – kauri Grove. TH, 15 9 1936
Semi tropical plants T Horton. TH, 15 9 1936
Sports Ground improvements. TH, 5 10 1936
Aeroplane wood. Stratford Evening Post, 14 10 1936
Committee meeting. TH, 14 10 1936
1937
Committee meeting. TH, 10 2 1937
The Poet’s Bridge to be replaced with Sanders Bequest. Otago Daily Times, 23 2 1937
The Poets Bridge tender. TH, 27 2 1937
Committee meeting. TH, 17 3 1937
Committee meeting. TH, 14 4 1937
Sportsground use. TH, 14 4 1937
Contractor collapses. TH, 23 4 1937
Clearing of lake. TDN, 22 5 1937
New gate proposal. NZ Herald, 22 5 1937
New Liardet St gates approved. TH, 28 5 1937
New gates get council approval. TH, 8 6 1937
Sanders gate sketch. TH, 8 6 1937
Kauri growing in New Plymouth. Northern Advocate, 18 8 1937
Committee meeting. TH, 11 8 1937
Committee meeting. TH, 15 9 1937
Liardet St gate tender ad. NZ Herald, 20 9 1937
Colour of The Poets Bridge. TH, 13 10 1937
Committee meeting main gates tender accepted. TH, 13 10 193
C. H. Burgess obituary. Evening Post,14 10 1937
Strength of new gates. TH, 20 10 1937
Work to start on sanders gates. TH, 6 11 1937
1938
Horton honoured. TH, 28 1 1938
Committee meeting. TH, 9 2 1938
Tramlines removed. TDN, 12 2 1938
Extension to Kauri Grove. TDN, 30 3 1938
Committee meeting. TH, 30 3 1938
Fillis St and Kauri Grove update. TDN, 27 4 1938
Proposal to extend Fernery. TH, 27 4 1938
Committee meeting. TH, 27 4 1938
Wood chopping competition picture. AWN, 27 4 1938
Park Gates update. TDN, 28 4 1938
Committee meeting. TH, 11 5 1938
Committee meeting. TH, 15 6 1938
Committee meeting. TH, 13 7 1938
Sanders Gates almost complete. AWN, 27 7 1938
Rhus poisoning. Auckland Star, 3 8 1938
Committee meeting .TH, 10 8 1938
Committee meeting. TH, 14 9 1938
Pukekura Park Committee. TDN, 7 10 1938
Plants in the park. TH, 9 11 1938
Committee meeting. TH, 9 11 1938
Begonia House update. TDN, 23 11 1938
1939
Names for the lakes. TH, 25 1 1939
Committee meeting. TH, 22 2 1939
Clifton rowing crew demonstration. TH, 24 2 1939
Committee meeting. TH, 15 3 1939
Stream of visitors. TH, 12 4 1939
Autumn in the park. TH, 19 4 1939
Park inspection. TDN, 3 5 1938
Committee meeting A.G.M. TH, 10 5 1939
Lighting improvements. TDN, 16 5 1939
Committee meeting. TH, 14 6 1939
Widening Brooklands entrance. TH, 11 7 1939
Committee Meeting. TDN, 12 7 1939
Tennis club land wanted for trees. TH, 12 7 1939
Botanical students visiting park. TH, 9 8 1939
Committee meeting. TH, 9 8 1939
Upgrade to Brooklands Drive. TDN, 15 8 1939
Trees planted at Brooklands. TDN, 28 8 1939
Begonia House improvements. TDN, 31 8 1939
Committee meeting. TDN, 13 9 1939
Committee meeting. TH, 11 10 1939
Ivan Waddle leaves fernery to serve his country. TH, 20 10 1939
Park improvements. TH, 28 10 1939
Committee meeting TH, 15 11 1939
Park used for Institute exams. TDN, 13 12 1939
1940
Fernery visitors. TH, 10 1 1940
Elderly woman recues child. TH, 23 1 1940
Committee meeting. TH, 14 2 1940
Gents’ toilets. TDN, 20 2 1940
Committee meeting. TH, 13 3 1940
Newton King memorial plaque erected. TDN, 4 4 1940
Cherry Trees dead. TH, 10 4 1940
Committee meeting. TH, 10 4 1940
Bigger Subsidy needed. TH, 15 5 1940
Fernery visitors. TH, 15 5 1940
Committee meeting. A.G.M TH, 15 5 1940
Students visit park. TH, 15 5 1940
Valuable reserves. TH, 15 5 1940
Re-erection of Rhind Gates. TDN, 21 5 1940
Sanctuary for Birds. TDN, 31 5 1940
Labour shortage – Scheme 13 reintroduced. TDN, 20 6 1940
Committee meeting – Scheme 13. TDN, 21 6 1940
Committee meeting. TH, 10 7 1940
Horton appointed Superintendent of Reserves. TDN, 6 8 1940
Park grant increased. TDN, 6 8 1940
Committee meeting. TH, 14 8 1940
Committee meeting. TH, 11 9 1940
Sportsground comment .TH, 2 10 1940
Committee meeting. TDN, 10 10 1940
Cricket agreement reached. TH, 15 10 1940
Committee meeting. TH, 13 11 1940
Committee meeting. TDN, 11 12 1940
RNZIH exams in Park. TDN, 11 12 1940
Description of Park plantings. TDN, 19 12 1940
1941
Summary of 1940 planting. TDN, 4 1 1941
Committee meeting. TH, 12 2 1941
Apples grown in the Park. TDN, 12 3 1941
Committee meeting Kaimata Street shelter TH, 12 3 1941
Various articles. TH, 12 3 1941
Committee meeting. TH, 9 4 1941
Fierce fire in tool shed. TDN, 18 4 1941
Gala day in the park. TH, 5 5 1941
Committee meeting. TH, 14 5 1941
Mrs Bingham found in lake. TH, 8 7 1941
Fernery visitor numbers. TH, 9 7 1941
Committee meeting. TH, 9 7 1941
Committee meeting. TH, 13 8 1941
Damage to Lawns. TH, 10 9 1941
Committee meeting. TH, 10 9 1941
Vandalism and cycling in the Park. TDN, 10 9 1941
Fernery numbers and Bridge painting. TH, 15 10 1941
Committee meeting. TH, 15 10 1941
Women’s War Service Auxiliary marching in Park. TDN, 31 10 1941
Promising begonias. TH, 12 11 1941
Committee meeting. TH, 12 11 1941
Flowers at the park. TH, 14 11 1941
Record season for ducklings. TH, 14 11 1941
Tribute to Mrs Burgess Kiosk anniversary. TH, 15 11 1941
Mrs Burgess Birthday Party at kiosk. TH, 6 12 1941
Bridge and gates painted. TH, 10 12 1941
Committee meeting. TH, 10 12 1941
Slit trench design. NZ Herald, 13 12 1941
Slit trench digging. TH, 15 12 1941
1942
Women’s cricket. TH, 10 1 1942
Women’s cricket game. TDN, 12 1 1942
3360 ft of Slit Trenches dug. TH, 20 1 1942
Display in fernery. TH, 21 1 1942
Met Station to move from Brooklands. TH, 10 2 1942
300 Trenches dug. TH, 11 2 1942
Flowers in the park. TH, 11 2 1942
Committee meeting. TH, 11 2 1942
Athletics Sports. TH, 13 2 1942
Signs of Autumn. TH, 27 2 1942
W W Smith Obituary. TH, 3 3 1942
W W Smith funeral .TH, 4 3 1942
Girls for the park. TH, 11 3 1942
Committee meeting. TH, 11 3 1942
Committee meeting. TH, 16 4 1942
Committee meeting. TH, 13 5 1942
Committee meeting. TH, 10 6 1942
Committee meeting. TH, 15 7 1942
Lolly Pop plant flowering. TH, 13 8 1942
Committee meeting. TH, 9 9 1942
Committee meeting. TH, 11 11 1942
Eels and ducklings. TDN, 16 11 1942
Tea House lease Mrs Pascoe. TDN, 17 11 1942
Evelyn Lawson takes charge of Fernery. TDN, 7 12 1942
Flowerpot shortage. TDN, 7 12 1942
1000 begonias on display in Fernery. TDN, 9 12 1942
1943
Slit trenches being filled in. TDN, 16 1 1943
Wild ducklings survive TH, 29 1 1943
Vandalism in the Park. TDN, 8 2 1943
Committee meeting. TH, 10 2 1943
Plight of parks. TH, 16 2 1943
Committee meeting. TH, 10 3 1943
Marching display. TH, 15 3 1943
Signs of autumn. TH, 22 3 1943
Committee meeting. TH, 14 4 1943
Birds in the Park. TH, 5 5 1943
Thefts in the Park. TH, 5 5 1943
Committee meeting. TH, 12 5 1943
Committee meeting. TH, 15 6 1943
Friend of birds pruning parapara. TH, 1 7 1943
New boat built by W Horne. TDN, 15 7 1943
Flowers in the park. TH, 17 7 1943
Fernery visitors. TH, 11 8 1943
Committee meeting. TH, 11 8 1943
Car smashes gate. TH, 23 8 1943
Labour Day Sports. TH, 25 8 1943
Committee meeting. TH, 15 9 1943
Childs Drowning. TH, 22 9 1943
Tulip bed raided. TH, 30 9 1943
State of Rhododendron Dell. TDN, 2 10 1943
Interesting old book. TH, 14 10 1943
Maranui bequest. TH, 19 10 1943
Preparing for summer. TH, 4 11 1943
Committee meeting. TH, 10 11 1943
Met station closing. TH, 16 11 1943
Flowers in the park. TH, 30 11 1943
Drinking in the park. TH, 15 12 1943
Committee meeting. TH, 15 12 1943
Maranui land purchase. TDN, 21 12 1943
1944
Boat and fernery returns. TH, 6 1 1944
Flower displays in the park. TH, 24 1 1944
Cyclists in the park. TH, 9 2 1944
School Sports 3500 competitors. TH, 18 2 1944
Wind damage in park. TH, 3 3 1944
Trooping the colour. TH, 6 3 1944
Committee meeting. TH, 15 3 1944
Visitors during easter. TH, 11 4 1944
Hilltop planting doing well. TH, 12 4 1944
Ducks and plants. TH, 10 5 1944
Committee meeting. TH, 10 5 1944
Committee meeting. TH, 14 6 1944
Injured albatross in Park. TDN, 21 6 1944
Blasting tree stumps. TDN, 7 7 1944
Committee meeting. TH, 12 7 1944
Soldier saves boy from drowning. TH, 5 8 1944
Committee meeting. TH, 9 8 1944
Coming of spring. TH, 15 8 1944
A touch of spring. TH, 7 9 1944
Committee meeting. TH, 15 9 1944
Flowers in the park. TH, 28 9 1944
Committee meeting. TH, 11 10 1944
Profusion of colour. TH, 28 10 1944
Committee meeting. TH, 15 11 1944
Committee meeting. TH, 15 11 1944
Flowers in the park. TH, 30 11 1944
Swans eggs taken. TH, 4 12 1944
C E Bellringer dies. TH, 9 12 1944
Committee meeting. TH, 13 12 1944
1945
Glow-worm Cave blocked. TDN, 9 1 1945
Sports at the park. TH, 14 2 1945
Ducks and flowers. TH, 15 2 1945
Committee meeting. TH, 14 3 1945
Cyclists out of hand. TH, 28 3 1945
Sparkling display. TH, 31 3 1945
Committee meeting. TH, 11 4 1945
Special meeting for rugby consideration. TH, 19 4 1945
Obscene remarks in visitor book. TH, 21 4 1945
Gilbert Street section – rubbish dump. TDN, 13 6 1945
Committee meeting. TH, 13 6 1945
70th anniversary. TH, 30 6 1945
Committee meeting. TH, 11 7 1945
Mr A Dent leaves Brooklands to work at Burgess Park. TDN, 12 7 1945
Tennis club need to expand. TH, 15 8 1945
Explosions in the park. TH, 17 8 1945
Committee meeting. TDN, 12 9 1945
Cycling in the park. TH, 17 9 1945
Splashes of colour. TH, 8 10 1945
Fernery damage – boys prosecuted. TH, 31 10 1945
Alterations to Tea House. TH, 14 11 1945
Committee meeting. TH, 14 11 1945
Flowers in the park. TH, 26 11 1945
Committee meeting. TH, 12 12 1945
1946
Park in a bad state. TH, 31 1 1946
Import soil for cricket wicket. TH, 13 2 1946
Damage to Brooklands gates. TH, 13 3 1946
Proposed bowling green. TH, 13 3 1946
Committee meeting. TH, 13 3 1946
Pukekura park allocation. Attitude of league. TH, 19 3 1946
Codes agree on use of sports ground. TH, 10 4 1946
Committee meeting. TH, 10 4 1946
Better lighting for sports ground proposed. TH, 17 4 1946
ANZAC parade picture. TH, 30 4 1946
Large macrocarpa falls. TH, 30 4 1946
Committee meeting. TH, 15 5 1946
Lighting for Sports Ground. TH, 30 5 1946
Committee meeting. TH, 12 6 1946
Aerial Photo of Sportsground. TH, 22 6 1946
International Rugby history at Pukekura Park. TH, 22 6 1946
Fallen Macrocarpa cleared. TH, 24 6 1946
Trees planted near glowworm caves. TH, 10 7 1946
NPBHS rugby picture. TH, 27 7 1946
NPBHS Rugby Picture. TH, 3 8 1946
Kiosk mods done. TH, 19 8 1946
Lighting scheme deferred. TH, 28 8 1946
Death of F Amoore. TH, 9 9 1946
State of cricket ground. TH, 10 9 1946
New reserves department suggested. TH, 17 9 1946
Committee meeting. TH, 18 9 1946
Horton to produce 5-year plan. TH, 9 10 1946
Committee meeting. TH, 9 10 1946
Committee meeting. TH, 13 11 1946
Flowers in the park. TH, 22 11 1946
1947
Christmas visitors. TH, 3 1 1947
Ducklings in park. TH, 18 1 1947
Estimated Subsidy. TH, 11 2 1947
Committee meeting. TH, 12 2 1947
Horton on kauris. TH, 25 2 1947
Committee meeting .TH, 19 3 1947
Resealing drive. TDN, 19 3 1947
Small lorry needed. TH, 19 3 1947
Lord and Lady Bledisloe picture. TH, 20 3 1947
Sports Ground revenue. TH, 25 3 1947
Use of park for rugby league. TH, 26 3 1947
J.C.O.C summary of Park condition. TH, 27 3 1947
Junior Chamber of Commerce report. TH, 27 3 1947
Junior Chamber of Commerce report letter. TH, 28 3 1947
Committee answers criticism. TH, 16 4 1947
Spade gifted to museum. TH, 16 4 1947
Conference to be held about park future. TH, 22 4 1947
Committee meeting. TH, 14 5 1947
Standish bequest. TH, 17 5 1947
Conference re parks organisation. TH, 27 5 1947
Tennis club asked to go. TH, 13 6 1947
Rhododendrons to move. TH, 16 6 1947
Rhododendrons moved. TH, 8 7 1947
Committee meeting. TH, 9 7 1947
Record of donors. TH, 9 7 1947
Letter- Park costs. TH, 10 7 1947
Summary of Borough reserves in 1947. TH, 11 7 1947
Old drains blocked. TH, 29 7 1947
Committee meeting. TH, 13 8 1947
Letter re Tennis Club relocation 1. TH, 15 8 1947
Letter re Tennis Club relocation 2. TH, 15 8 1947
Letter re Tennis Club relocation. TH, 16 8 1947
Park case for moving Tennis Club put to Council. TH, 19 8 1947
Menace of trees to telephone lines. TH, 20 8 1947
Tree removal for telephone lines. TH, 10 9 1947
Attack by swan. TH, 11 10 1947
Blue Gums to go. TH, 15 10 1947
20lb eel caught. TH, 11 11 1947
Outside advice sought on planting. TH, 12 11 1947
Committee meeting. TH, 12 11 1947
Ducklings in the park. TH, 1 12 1947
Governor General. TH, 8 12 1947
Huthnance report. TH, 16 12 1947
1948
Begonia display – best ever. TH, 15 1 1948
Interest in Begonias. TH, 20 1 1948
Deterioration Goes on. TH, 11 2 1948
Need for ladies pavilion. TH, 11 2 1948
Park Grant overdrawn. TH, 11 2 1948
Committee meeting. TH, 11 2 1948
Submission to council. TH, 17 2 1948
Visitors’ comments. TH, 13 4 1948
Lady Baden Powell. TH, 28 4 1948
Ladies pavilion needed. TH, 5 5 1948
Committee meeting. TH, 5 5 1948
Comment on park issues. TH, 2 6 1948
Ladies changing room. TH, 2 6 1948
Tennis club to move. TH, 2 6 1948
Felled trees removed. TH, 8 7 1948
Committee invite Institute of Horticulture to add member. TH, 14 7 1948
Committee meeting. TH, 14 7 1948
Park maintenance. TH, 27 7 1948
Spanish Chestnut pic. TH, 7 8 1948
Children’s interest in park sought. TH, 11 8 1948
Planting in the Park. TH, 11 8 1948
Park Committee appointment. TH, 17 8 1948
Junior Chamber of Commerce to support park. TH, 19 8 1948
New Ladies dressing shed. TH, 1 10 1948
Flower prep for cancelled royal visit. TH, 2 10 1948
Ladies dressing shed update. TH, 13 10 1948
Horton to retire. TH, 6 11 1948
Horton to retire picture. TH, 6 11 1948
Help to clear Fillis Street Gully. TH, 9 11 1948
Committee meeting. TH, 12 11 1948
The Poet’s Bridge to be repainted. TH, 12 11 1948
Carols by candlelight. TH, 16 11 1948
Unauthorised entry into fernery. TH, 29 11 1948
J C O C fundraising donation. TH, 8 12 1948
1949
Visitors plea for map. TH, 8 1 1949
Fernery and Boat takings. TH, 13 1 1949
Ladies Dressing shed almost complete. TH, 27 1 1949
Asking for farmers help. TH, 1 2 1949
Historic Gables. TH, 11 2 1949
Pipe Band Contest. TH, 12 2 1949
Gable 100 years old Pic. TH, 17 2 1949
Overall superintendent to be appointed. TH, 22 2 1949
Olympic runner for sports event. TH, 2 3 1949
Track meeting results. TH, 5 3 1949
Picture in the park. TH, 12 3 1949
Dominion Pipe band contest opens. TH, 18 3 1949
Picture Ladies Pavilion. TH, 26 3 1949
Committee meeting. TH, 30 3 1949
Thomas Horton’s retirement function. TH, 31 3 1949
More money needed for sportsground development. TH, 13 4 1949
Origin of The Poets Bridge red colour. TH, 13 4 1949
Park boats pay way. TH, 13 4 1949
Committee meeting. TH, 13 4 1949
Committee meeting. TH, 11 5 1949
Chestnut tree dimensions. TH, 15 6 1949
Committee meeting. TH, 13 7 1949
Repairs to park. TH, 10 8 1949
Carols by Candlelight. TH, 14 9 1949
Flower display. TH, 12 10 1949
Goodwin protests. TH, 12 10 1949
Increased subsidy asked for. TH, 12 10 1949
Kuru Rd sportsground . TH, 12 10 1949
Splash of colour. TH, 12 10 1949
Sports Ground article. TH, 12 10 1949
Sports Ground widely sought. TH, 12 10 1949
Teahouse picture. TH, 5 11 1949
Backlog of work. TH, 9 11 1949
Fireworks display. TH, 9 11 1949
Appeal for funds. TH, 14 12 1949
Carols by Candlelight. TH, 14 12 1949
Cycles and Vandalism. TH, 14 12 1949
List Street path progress. TH, 14 12 1949
1950
Committee meeting. TH, 16 2 1950
Lakeside recorded music. TH, 29 3 1950
Bike riding in the park. TH, 19 4 1950
Hawks in the park. TH, 19 4 1950
Committee meeting. TH, 19 4 1950
Reestablishing tree ferns. TH, 19 4 1950
Donation of azaleas. TH, 7 5 1950
Expenditure on park AGM. TH, 7 5 1950
Replacement of tree ferns. TH, 17 5 1950
Tennis club fate. TH, 17 5 1950
Death in the park. TH, 14 6 1950
Goodwins development Plan. TH, 14 6 1950
Development of park. TH, 12 7 1950
Committee meeting. TH, 12 7 1950
Committee meeting – Raising lake level. TH, 16 8 1950
Committee meeting. TH, 16 8 1950
Vacation of tennis club. TH, 16 8 1950
Curator was wet through. TH, 13 9 1950
Committee meeting. TH, 13 9 1950
Question of scenic drive. TH, 13 9 1950
Use of Pukekura Park for Sport. TH, 11 10 1950
Vandalism in the Park. TH, 11 10 1950
Fireworks display. TH, 6 11 1950
Admin building plans submitted. TH, 13 12 1950
Sports Ground subcommittee. TH, 13 12 1950
1951
Boat and Fernery taking good. TH, 4 1 1951
Park recorded music Concerts popular. TH, 23 1 1951
Park recorded music concerts. TH, 25 1 1951
Letter promoting sound shell. TH, 27 1 1951
Damage north of west terrace. TH, 14 2 1951
Committee meeting. TH, 14 2 1951
The gables to be painted. TH, 14 2 1951
Vandalism – Boat takings – staff pay rise. TH, 14 2 1951
Staff pay rise on hold. TH, 20 2 1951
Facelift for Kiosk. TH, 14 3 1951
New Admin building needed. TH, 14 3 1951
Committee meeting. TH, 14 3 1951
Brooklands lake to be drained. TH, 11 4 1951
Committee meeting. TH, 11 4 1951
Recorded music concerts in the Park. TH, 11 4 1951
Eradication of Paspalum. TH, 12 4 1951
Date set for Tennis Club to relocate1. TH, 1 5 1951
Date set for Tennis Club to relocate 2. TH, 1 5 1951
Fireplace to be repaired. TH, 16 5 1951
Committee meeting. TH, 16 5 1951
Committee meeting. TH, 13 6 1951
Committee meeting. TH, 11 7 1951
New nursery at Brooklands. TH, 5 9 1951
Committee meeting. TH, 12 9 1951
Carols by candlelight given go-ahead. TH, 10 10 1951
High School Boys working on park path. TH, 10 10 1951
Committee meeting. TH, 10 10 1951
Graham bequest. TH, 15 10 1951
Graham bequest. TH, 16 10 1951
Fireworks display crowd of 14000. TH, 5 11 1951
Picture of Rhododendron Dell. TH, 10 11 1951
Summary of park needs. TH,15 11 1951
Brooklands Park Drive Street name suggested. TH, 16 11 1951
Committee considers 33 suggestions. TH, 16 11 1951
Committee meeting. TH, 16 11 1951
Native birds shot in the park. TH, 19 12 1951
Committee meeting. TH, 19 12 1951
1952
Children’s day at the Park. TH, 12 3 1952
Committee meeting – Admin Building. TH, 12 3 1952
Size of some trees including puriri. TH, 12 3 1952
Suggested improvements. TH, 12 3 1952
Committee meeting. TH, 9 4 1952
Shot gun used to kill vermin. TH, 22 4 1952
Plants donated and plants lost. TH, 11 6 1952
Committee meeting A.G.M. TH, 11 6 1952
Control of Parks and Reserves. TH, 21 7 1952
Tennis and Croquet Club offer. TH, 22 7 1952
More wardens needed. TH, 23 7 1952
Plan for re-siting Tennis and Croquet Clubs. TH, 13 8 1952
Committee meeting. TH, 13 8 1952
Cycling in the Park. TH, 15 10 1952
Committee meeting – Children’s playground. TH, 15 10 1952
10000 watch fireworks display. TH, 4 11 1952
High School path named Saxton Walk. TH, 12 11 1952
Committee meeting. TH, 12 11 1952
Model Engineers looking for site for model railway. TH, 10 12 1952
1953
Demand for Boats exceeds supply TH, 10 1 1953
Soundshell suggested TH, 10 1 1953
Work started on moving Tennis and Croquet Clubs TH, 30 1 1953
Children’s play area approved TH, 17 2 1953
First Graham Bequest payment received TH, 17 2 1953
Glowworm caves considered TH, 17 2 1953
Committee meeting. TH, 17 2 1953
Disposal of Graham Gold Cups considered. TH, 18 2 1953
Plans for Royal visit. TH, 18 2 1953
South African cricket game picture. TH, 20 3 1953
South African cricketers impressed with the park. TH, 20 3 1953
Dismantling of tennis courts. TH, 15 4 1953
Donation – Boat hire. TH, 15 4 1953
Graham Gold Cups to be sold. TH, 15 4 1953
Sports Ground to be Floodlit. TH, 15 4 1953
Trial Glow-worm Grotto. TH, 15 4 1953
Dismantling tennis club. TH, 2 5 1953
Breaking up of tennis courts. TH, 7 5 1953
Improved corner for traffic area. TH, 13 5 1953
New Boat-Shed Bridge. TH, 13 5 1953
Planting of Tennis Court area. TH, 13 5 1953
Boat Shed Bridge collapse. TH, 26 5 1953
Coronation Celebration. TH, 2 6 1953
Duck left in a hurry. TH, 2 6 1953
Partial draining of lake re Boatshed Bridge. TH, 8 6 1953
Park may be illuminated. TH, 10 6 1953
Problem cleaning lake. TH, 10 6 1953
Boatshed Bridge poem. TH, 2 7 1953
Cleaning lake – sluicing suggested. TH, 15 7 1953
Park secretary calls for unity. TH, 15 7 1953
Playground equipment ordered. TH, 15 7 1953
Request for urgent action on silting. TH, 21 7 1953
Tennis Club area ready for planting. TH, 23 7 1953
Tennis Club pavilion being dismantled. TH, 29 7 1953
Tender advert for Boatshed Bridge. TH, 31 7 1953
Graham bequest cups. TH, 12 8 1953
Main lake depth amazes. TH, 12 8 1953
Paddling Pool expensive. TH, 12 8 1953
Park boats popular. TH, 12 8 1953
Tender for Boatshed Bridge accepted. TH, 18 8 1953
Heating the Fernery. TH, 9 9 1953
No action on Floodlighting. TH, 9 9 1953
Rhododendrons to move. TH, 9 9 1953
Heating Begonia House. TH, 14 10 1953
Paddling Pool Delayed. TH, 14 10 1953
Bulletin Board for Park. TH, 11 11 1953
Coloured lights for Fernery. TH, 11 11 1953
Outdoor Concert. TH, 11 11 1953
Preparation for Royal Visit. TH, 9 12 1953
1954
Preparation for Royal visit. TH, 7 1 1954
Preparation for Royal visit. TH, 7 1 1954
Queens visit to New Plymouth. TH, 9 1 1954
Hundreds enjoy music. TH, 18 1 1954
Fernery popular. TH, 20 1 1954
January figures set new record. TH, 30 1 1954
Christmas lights to be dismantled. TH, 10 2 1954
Illuminated Fountain proposed. TH, 10 2 1954
Maori House for Park. TH, 10 2 1954
Sound Shell proposed. TH, 10 2 1954
No action on Sound Shell. TH, 12 2 1954
Letter to Editor re Sound Shell. TH, 13 2 1954
Spanish Chestnut. TH, 1 4 1954
Control of Gilbert St Sections. TH, 14 4 1954
Fountain estimates. TDN, 14 4 1954
Fountain location suggestions. TH, 14 4 1954
Park Duck killed by Arrow. TH, 14 4 1954
Committee meeting. TH, 14 4 1954
Sports Ground lighting. TH, 14 4 1954
Wardens for the Park. TH, 14 4 1954
Shonbachler retires. TH, 15 4 1954
Cost of Floodlighting and Fountain. TH, 3 6 1954
Citizen wardens. TDN, 9 6 1954
Fountain voluntary effort proposed. TH, 9 6 1954
No Fireworks display. TH, 9 6 1954
Park fountain memorial to athletes. TDN, 9 6 1954
Park priorities and Fountain. TH, 9 6 1954
New boathouse advocated. TDN, 16 6 1954
Sconbachler leaving do. TH, 16 6 1954
Sound Shell discussed. TH, 26 6 1954
Cost of Fountain to be investigated. TH, 21 7 1954
Fountain to commemorate royal visit. TDN, 21 7 1954
Kindergarten looking for site at Pukekura. TH, 21 7 1954
Park has its friends. TDN, 21 7 1954
Opposition to Fountain. TH, 22 7 1954
Societies favour Sound Shell. TH, 24 7 1954
Festival of sports proposed. TDN, 11 8 1954
Floodlights Essential. TH, 11 8 1954
Fountain favoured. TH, 11 8 1954
Fountain to proceed. TDN, 11 8 1954
Sporting facilities discussed. TDN, 11 8 1954
Support for soundshell. TDN, 11 8 1954
Wardens appointed. TH, 17 8 1954
Fountain Lake drained. TH, 20 8 1954
Opposition to Fountain. TH, 20 8 1954
Wardens can issue Warrants. TH, 24 8 1954
Thomas Sinclair bequest. TDN, 25 8 1954
Fountain Plans being prepared. TH, 22 9 1954
No reports of Cycling. TH, 22 9 1954
Native tree collection. TDN, 23 9 1954
Plans for Fountain almost ready. TH, 1 10 1954
Truck stuck in lake. TH, 12 10 1954
Brooklands lake may be cleaned. TH, 13 10 1954
Case for soundshell. TDN, 13 10 1954
Christmas Lights. TH, 13 10 1954
Deepening of Fountain Lake. TH, 13 10 1954
Digger begins on lower lake. TDN, 13 10 1954
Dry rot in kiosk. TDN, 13 10 1954
Fountain brochure. TH, 13 10 1954
Sound Shell decision deferred. TH, 13 10 1954
Soundshell and fountain. TH, 13 10 1954
Muddy conditions hamper fountain progress. TH, 14 10 1954
Brooklands lake to be cleaned. TDN, 16 10 1954
Removal of Park Island. TH, 18 10 1924
Builders asked to help with fountain. TH, 10 11 1954
Fountain plans arrive. TDN, 10 11 1954
Lease of Park area favoured for kindergarten. TH, 10 11 1954
Rhododendron display. TDN, 11 11 1954
Rare shrub in bloom. TH, 12 11 1954
Letter opposing fountain L C Hughes. TH, 3 12 1954
Reply to critics re fountain. TH, 9 12 1954
Letters opposing fountain. TH, 10 12 1954
Letter opposing fountain. TH, 13 12 1954
Committee defends decision to build fountain. TH, 15 12 1954
Letters re fountain. TH, 15 12 1954
New female staff building planned. TH, 15 12 1954
Letter pro fountain. TH, 16 12 1954
Clay brought in to fill Lily Pond. TH, 21 12 1954
Council wants new discussion re fountain. TH, 21 12 1954
Support for fountain. TDN, 21 12 1954
Council approves fountain order. TH, 23 12 1954
Council order of fountain explained. TH, 23 12 1954
Fountain cartoon. TH, 23 12 1954
1955
Truck delivering fill to lily pond picture. TH, 27 1 1955
Fountain construction to start. TDN, 31 1 1955
Progress on fountain. TDN, 5 2 1955
Fountain progress. TDN, 9 2 1955
Female quarters approved. TDN, 10 2 1955
Kindergarten site. TDN, 10 2 1955
Trees attacked by bronze beetle. TDN, 10 2 1955
Fountain on schedule. TDN, 22 2 1955
Fountain in final stages. TDN, 10 3 1955
Thinning trees. TDN, 16 3 1955
Fountain construction picture. TDN, 23 3 1955
Fountain construction picture. TDN, 23 3 1955
Lake nearing completion. TDN, 23 3 1955
Plumbing fountain picture. TDN, 28 3 1955
Fountain to start at easter. TDN, 29 3 1955
Fountain to start at easter picture. TDN, 29 3 1955
Fountain test picture. TDN, 4 4 1955
Letter defending fountain. TH, 5 4 1955
Letter of support for fountain. TH, 5 4 1955
Letter opposing fountain. TH, 5 4 1955
Fountain rehearses. TDN, 7 4 1955
Fountain rehearses picture. TDN, 7 4 1955
Fountain opening day. TH, 11 4 1955
Opening display by fountain. TDN, 11 4 1955
Big crowd at fountain. TDN, 12 4 1955
Cars barred from park at night. TDN, 13 4 1955
Fountain appeal. TDN, 19 4 1955
Fountain sculpture. TDN, 19 4 1955
Fountain display. TDN, 3 5 1955
Letter supporting fountain. TDN, 7 5 1955
Fountain reputation. TDN, 11 5 1955
Sparrow Hawk playing havoc with other birds. TDN, 11 5 1955
Test bores for pavilion. TDN, 11 5 1955
Staff rest room tender. TDN, 24 5 1955
Fountain draws crowds. TDN, 6 6 1955
Increased subsidy sought. TDN, 15 6 1955
Rail around lake. TDN, 15 6 1955
Reduction in fountain playing hours. TDN, 15 6 1955
Tender accepted for rest room. TDN, 15 6 1955
Money to make money. TDN, 12 7 1955
Seats for fountain watchers. TDN, 12 7 1955
Reduction in vandalism. TDN, 13 7 1955
Slipping terrace. TDN, 13 7 1955
Special fountain displays. TDN, 13 7 1955
Test bores for pavilion. TDN, 13 7 1955
Light scheme to be put to sports bodies. TDN, 10 8 1955
New time clock for fountain. TDN, 10 8 1955
Reconditioning pavilion. TDN, 10 8 1955
Pavilion not ready. TDN, 14 9 1955
Scheme for lighting decided. TDN, 14 9 1955
Rare plants sought. TDN, 15 9 1955
Fountain times. TDN, 12 10 1955
Pavilion estimate. TDN, 12 10 1955
Unsafe lighting. TDN, 12 10 1955
Temporary lights. TDN, 26 10 1955
Cypress canker. TDN, 9 11 1955
Fountain running costs. TDN, 9 11 1955
Night concert suggested. TDN, 9 11 1955
Pavilion plans approved. TDN, 22 11 1955
Shows how he would light park. TDN, 12 12 1955
1956
Fundraising five-day carnival. TDN, 20 1 1956
Native birds in Park. Jack Goodwin. Forest and Bird, 1 2 1956
Ducks find use for fountain. TDN, 7 3 1956
Native birds increased. TDN, 7 3 1956
Fountain to be overhauled. TDN, 14 3 1956
Fountain display to cease. TDN, 29 3 1956
Pavilion tender accepted. TDN, 29 3 1956
2000 watch fountain. TDN, 31 3 1956
Committee meeting. TH, 9 5 1956
Horticultural development. TDN, 10 5 1956
Kindergarten proposal for park. TH, 30 5 1956
Water carnival. TDN, 13 6 1956
Chemical tests on sportsground. TH, 11 7 1956
Fountain display for hockey team. TH, 11 7 1956
Support for water carnival .TH, 11 7 1956
Water carnival. TDN, 11 7 1956
Visitors see fountain. TDN, 23 7 1956
Truby King dell. TDN, 3 8 1965
Truby King dell. TDN, 6 8 1956
Drainage survey. TDN, 22 8 1956
Record takings. TDN, 12 9 1956
Permanent lights sought for Sports Grounds. TH, 26 9 1956
Restoration of lights wanted. TDN, 5 10 1956
Committee meeting. TH, 10 10 1956
Delays over Park lighting criticised. TDN, 2 11 1956
Cabbage trees to go. TH, 14 11 1956
Carnival spirit. TDN, 14 11 1956
Permanent lighting delayed. TDN, 14 11 1956
Committee meeting. TDN, 14 11 1956
Fountain lake drained. TDN, 7 12 1956
New pavilion almost complete. TDN, 7 12 1956
Path round lake to be lit. TDN, 7 12 1956
Sports pavilion to be opened. TDN, 12 12 1956
Staff shortage. TDN, 13 12 1956
Floating stage. TDN, 19 12 1956
Park expenditure detailed at pavilion opening. TH, 21 12 1956
1957
Thousands visit Park TH, 11 1 1957
Water Carnival Advert TH, 12 1 1957
Thousands at Water Carnival. TH, 14 1 1957
Water carnival concludes. TDN, 14 1 1957
Water carnival picture. TDN, 14 1 1957
Committee meeting. TH, 13 2 1957
Curator sent overseas. TH, 13 3 1957
Committee meeting. TH, 13 3 1957
Colour a problem again. TDN, 10 4 1957
Horticultural sub-committee recommendations. TH, 10 4 1957
New kindergarten taking shape. TH, 10 4 1957
Committee meeting. TH, 10 4 1957
Committee meeting. TH, 10 4 1957
Shade may affect begonias. TDN, 10 4 1957
Appeal for lights fund. TDN, 17 4 1957
Anniversary Day pageant. Photo news, April 1957
Australia v Taranaki cricket. Photo news, April 1957
Australia v Taranaki cricket. Photo news, April 1957
Marching championships. photo news, April 1957
Sparrowhawk shot. TDN, 8 5 1957
Heating for kiosk. TDN, 15 5 1957
Committee meeting. TH, 15 5 1957
Boathouse plans amended. TDN, 16 5 1957
Plan for Park lighting approved. TH, 17 5 1957
Opening of Pukekura Kindergarten. TH, 10 6 1957
Use of natural amphitheatre. TH, 11 6 1957
Festival of the Pines. TH, 12 6 1957
Park committee approve plan for Bowl. TH, 12 6 1957
Will prepare amphitheatre. TDN, 15 6 1957
Council subsidies. TDN, 18 6 1957
Pavilion floor. TDN, 10 7 1957
Proposed boatshed. TDN, 10 7 1957
Plans for site of Festival of the Pines. TH, 24 7 1957
Boat shed location fixed. TH, 14 8 1957
Committee meeting. TH, 14 8 1957
Weyergang poem – Pukekura in Winter. TDN, 17 8 1957
Work begins on Bowl site – picture TH, 17 8 1957
Festival site assistance. TDN, 11 9 1957
Boatshed plans approved. TH, 11 11 1957
Curators’ ideas. TDN, 18 9 1957
Boathouse tender. TDN, 19 9 1957
Festival lighting plans. TDN, 16 10 1957
Festival lighting finalised. TH, 24 10 1957
Five-year rights to festival site. TH, 24 10 1957
Sports Ground lighting. TDN, 24 10 1957
New Pukekura kindergarten opens. Photo News, 1957
Bowl stage plans accepted by Park Committee. TH, 13 11 1957
Fountain repairs. TDN, 13 11 1957
Work on new Boatshed Picture. TH, 13 11 1957
New Sportsground floodlights ready. TH, 3 12 1957
Will switch on lights. TDN, 3 12 1957
Coloured lights in the park. TDN, 10 12 1957
Enough aluminium for sound shell. TDN, 10 12 1957
More privacy for sportsmen. TDN, 10 12 1957
On with the sportsground lights. TDN, 10 12 1957
Committee meeting. TH, 10 12 1957
1958
Failing to help with festival. TDN, 17 1 1958
Bowl progress photo. TH, 27 1 1958
Queen Mothers visit. TH, 6 2 1958
Queen Mothers visit. Photo news, Feb 1958
Park staff help with festival. TDN, 12 2 1958
Sound Shell construction photo. TH, 13 2 1958
Makeup for Androcles the Lion. TH, 19 2 1958
Installing parabolic arch Photo News, 20 2 1958
Bowl like Hollywood. TDN, 25 2 1958
Festival of the Pines. TH, 25 2 1958
Bowl picture before work started. TH, 25 2 1958
Festival of Pines most ambitious venture. TDN, 25 2 1958
Festival programme. TDN, 25 2 1958
Festival programme. TH, 25 2 1958
Festival games. TDN, 26 2 1958
Fumigating Bowl picture. TDN, 27 2 1958
The perfect blend. TDN, 28 2 1958
Festival variety night. TH, 1 3 1958
Miss Brooklands float. TH, 1 3 1958
A Fabulous weekend. TDN, 3 3 1958
An Act of Worship. TDN, 3 3 1958
Bowl was brimful. TDN, 3 3 1958
Festival concert Saturday. TDN, 3 3 1958
Proclamation of Miss Brooklands. TH, 3 3 1958
Wellington Ballet act of worship NZ orchestra. TH, 3 3 1958
Future plans and helpers thanked. TH, 4 3 1958
Memorable orchestral concert. TH, 4 3 1958
Conductors feedback on venue. TH, 5 3 1958
Festival ends a. TDN, 5 3 1958
Festival Helpers presented. TDN, 5 3 1958
Festival of the Pines profit and plans TH, 5 3 1958
Good profit expected from festival. TH, 5 3 1958
Good shooting but no score. TDN, 5 3 1958
Midsummer night’s dream comes true. TDN, 5 3 1958
National Orchestra on final night. TDN, 5 3 1958
Festival of Pines articles. TDN, 5 3 1958
FOP 3000 needed to improve bowl. TDN, 5 3 1958
Trust fund set up for bowl development. TH, 8 3 1958
Weyergang poem – Pukekura in Summer. TDN, 12 4 1958
Fountain times. TDN, 16 4 1958
Need to level athletic track. TDN, 16 4 1958
Committee meeting. TH, 16 4 1958
Soccer under floodlights. TH, 16 4 1958
Weed eradication. TDN, 17 4 1958
Brooklands development plan. TDN, 2 5 1958
Thomas Horton dies TH, 2 5 1959
Brooklands development plan. TH, 14 5 1958
Committee meeting. TH, 14 5 1958
Floodlit football a success. TDN, 14 5 1958
Cartoon, Brooklands development. TDN, 5 6 1958
Drainage costly. TDN, 11 6 1958
Sound Shell plans. TDN, 12 6 1958
Work to start on bowl. TDN, 3 7 1958
Clearing new path from racecourse. TH, 5 7 1958
3 Small articles. TDN, 9 7 1958
Dangerous trees felled. TH, 9 7 1958
Lippiatt resigns. TDN, 9 7 1958
Soundshell design approved. TDN, 9 7 1958
Trial ventilation system for fernery. TDN, 9 7 1958
Eliot King dies. TDN, 16 7 1958
Reworking Bowl hillside slope – picture. TH, 27 8 1958
Tree felling in the park – picture. TH, 27 8 1958
Bowl of Brooklands Development Fund. TDN, 3 9 1957
Brooklands bowl appeal. TDN, 3 9 1958
Sportsground levelling costs. TDN, 10 9 1958
Committee meeting. TH, 22 10 1958
E R C Gilmour dies. TDN, 30 10 1958
New sound shell being erected – picture. TH, 30 10 1958
Maintenance of festival site discussed and sound columns. TH, 12 11 1958
Tree removal policy. TH, 12 11 1958
Wants bowl grass cut. TDN, 12 11 1958
Flagpoles for Park wall suggested. TH, 10 12 1958
Litter collecting machine. TDN, 10 12 1958
No morning session for fountain. TH, 10 12 1958
Gelignite as solution to frog problem. TH, 12 12 1958
Too much croaking going on. TDN, 12 12 1958
Bowl ready for children’s show. TDN, 22 12 1958
Picture of bowl. TDN, 22 12 1958
The frogs croaked on. TH, 22 12 1958
Christmas lights in the park picture. TDN, 22 12 1958
Rain mars children’s festival. TDN, 23 12 1958
1959
Frogmen called in. TH, 6 1 1959
Floodlit pipe band tattoo- picture. TH, 7 1 1959
How sound will be heard at festival. TDN, 8 1 1959
Installation of sound boxes a. TDN, 15 1 1959
Spectacular music for the bowl. TDN, 12 2 1959
40 years as secretary. TDN, 13 2 1959
Protective gear for staff. TDN, 13 2 1959
Festival of the Pines Programme. 1959 TH, 16 2 1959
Bowl more than annual event. TDN, 17 2 1959
Bowl tribute to the city. TDN, 17 2 1959
Festival of the Pines 1959. TDN, 17 2 1959
Festival of the Pines. TDN, 17 2 1959
Boat on the lake TH, 18 2 1959
Puck A Midsummer night’s Dream. TH, 18 2 1959
Stereophonic variety heard at Brooklands. TDN, 20 2 1959
Cannons for 1812 overture. TH, 23 2 1959
Cannons for 1812 overture. TH, 23 2 1959
Evenings write up. TH, 23 2 1959
Miss Brooklands. TH, 23 2 1959
New Plymouth Girls choir. TH, 23 2 1959
National Orchestra. TH, 25 2 1959
Committee meeting. TH, 13 3 1959
New roof for begonia house. TDN, 17 4 1959
Committee meeting. TDN, 17 4 1959
Bowl of Brooklands Development Plan. TH, 7 5 1959
Committee meeting. TH, 15 5 1959
Use of park for model boats. TH, 15 5 1959
Committee meeting. TH, 12 6 1959
Committee meeting. TH, 17 7 1959
Removal of trees taking too long TH, 17 7 1959
Work for 20 at bowl. TDN, 20 7 1959
4000 for bowl facilities. TDN, 21 7 1959
Brooklands lake. TDN, 14 8 1959
Committee meeting TH, 14 8 1959
Volunteers on dressing room. TDN, 24 8 1959
Committee meeting. TDN, 18 9 1959
How the sportsground will be developed. TDN, 9 10 1959
How the sportsground will be developed. TDN, 9 10 1959
Committee meeting. TH, 9 10 1959
Working on the bowl. Photo news, Oct 1959
Boat landings in Fountain Lake. TH, 13 11 1959
Committee meeting. TH, 13 11 1959
Choice of soil. TDN, 18 12 1959
New colour for fountain. TDN, 18 12 1959
Committee meeting. TH, 18 12 1959
1960
Cast of Romeo and Juliet. TH, 9 2 1960
Committee meeting. TH, 12 2 1960
Swimming banned in Brooklands Lake. TH, 12 2 1960
About the festival. TH, 26 2 1960
About the festival. TH, 26 2 1960
Description of improved Bowl .TH, 26 2 1960
Festival programme. TH, 26 2 1960
National orchestra soloist and conductor. TH, 26 2 1960
Picture of Bowl with pines in background. TH, 26 2 1960
Picture of improved Bowl. TH, 26 2 1960
Fallen pine wrecks garden. TH, 29 2 1960
Festival opening night. TH, 29 2 1960
Festival opening night pic. TH, 29 2 1960
Festival opening night pic. TH, 29 2 1960
Romeo and Juliet .TH, 1 3 1960
Predicted loss for festival. TH, 8 3 1960
Sports Ground improvements. TH, 12 3 1960
Curator to report on future park plans – Sportsground update. TH, 18 3 1960
Gardener S Zavos in Brooklands – picture. TH, 4 4 1960
Fountain times. TDN, 16 4 1960
Committee meeting. TDN, 16 4 1960
Weather helps plants. TDN, 16 4 1960
Committee meeting. TH, 13 5 1960
Committee meeting. TH, 10 6 1960
Overplanting to be resisted. TH, 12 8 1960
Plan for Park development. TH, 12 8 1960
Planning Pukekura. TH, 12 8 1960
Committee meeting. TH, 12 8 1960
Development plan adopted. TDN, 9 9 1960
New store shed to be built behind curator’s office… TDN, 9 9 1960
Proposal for new access road to bowl. TDN, 9 9 1960
Paddling pool under construction – picture. TH, 24 9 1960
Wicket will be ready. TDN, 14 10 1960
Committee meeting. TH, 11 11 1960
Installing Cats sculpture – picture. TH, 12 11 1960
Children playing in Paddling Pool – picture. TH, 28 11 1960
Ailsa McCrone working at nursery – picture. TH, 3 12 1960
Brookland nursery – picture. TH, 3 12 1960
Brookland nursery article – picture Miss I Small. TH, 3 12 1960
Fountain playing times. TDN, 9 12 1960
1961
John Mahaffey to appear at festival pic. TH, 31 1 1961
Robin Hood actors. TH, 2 2 1961
Paddling Pool faults to be fixed. TDN, 10 2 1961
Committee meeting. TH, 10 2 1961
Removal of prominent trees. TH, 10 2 1961
Actors signing autographs. TH, 16 2 1961
Festival programme. TH, 17 2 1961
Hanbury’s last festival in charge. TH, 17 2 1961
Performers pre festival get together. TH, 17 2 1961
Rehearsal of The Crucifixion. TH, 17 2 1961
Rehearsal picture. TH, 17 2 1961
Some performers. TH, 17 2 1961
Some performers 2. TH, 17 2 1961
Hanbury toilet ticket box pic. TH, 18 2 1961
Volunteers stop work at Bowl. TH, 4 3 1961
Committee meeting. TH, 10 3 1961
Committee meeting. TH, 12 5 1961
Committee meeting. TH, 9 6 1961
Committee meeting. TH, 19 7 1961
Dangerous trees. TH, 16 8 1961
New Boundary fence TDN, 16 8 1961
Committee meeting. TH, 16 8 1961
Committee meeting. TH, 20 9 1961
Committee meeting TDN, 18 10 1961
New Bowl stage under construction. TH, 31 10 1961
Attack on lake weeds. TH, 22 11 1961
Gates to be erected at Brooklands Bowl TDN, 22 11 1961
1962
Brooklands glass houses under construction. TH, 20 2 1962
Committee meeting. TH, 21 2 1962
Committee meeting. TH, 21 3 1962
Committee meeting 2. TH, 21 3 1962
Debate on exotic trees for Park. TH, 18 4 1962
Committee meeting TDN, 18 4 1962
Committee meeting. TH, 18 4 1962
Jellyman and Fairbrother working – pictures. TH, 12 5 1962
Mr R Thrass and Beverley Salisbury working at the Park -pictures. TH, 12 5 1962
Committee meeting. TDN, 16 5 1962
Committee meeting. TH, 16 5 1962
Committee meeting. TDN, 20 6 1962
Alan Jellyman in Brooklands – picture. TDN, 7 7 1962
Committee meeting. TDN, 18 7 1962
New look for park. TDN, 20 7 1962
Bowl sound control building to be built. TDN, 22 8 1962
Committee meeting. TDN, 22 8 1962
Committee meeting. TH, 22 8 1962
Committee meeting 2. TH, 22 8 1962
Committee meeting. TH, 17 10 1962
Committee meeting 2. TH, 17 10 1962
1963
Festival of the pines aerial photo TDN, 15 2 1963
Committee meeting TDN, 20 3 1963
Poet’s bridge painting TDN, 22 3 1963
Committee meeting. TH, 22 3 1963
Committee meeting. TDN, 19 6 1963
TDN, 19 6 1963 Silting in lake.
Pine trees to be felled – picture eastern hillside. TH, 17 7 1963
Pine trees to be felled on western hillside – picture. TH, 17 7 1963
Committee meeting. TH, 17 7 1963
Swans coaxed to main lake. TH, 17 7 1963
Brooklands lake being cleared. TH, 21 8 1963
Committee meeting – Motor access to park. TH, 21 8 1963
Beautifying the entrance – pictures. TH, 8 10 1963
Park Committee – taken for a ride. TH, 16 10 1963
Stainton resigns TDN, 16 10 1963
Committee meeting. TH, 21 11 1963
New communications centre for the Bowl. Sunday Express, 1 12 1963
1964
Judgement of Park harsh. Sunday Express, 12 1 1964
Committee meeting. TH, 19 2 1964
Lack of co-operation by sports bodies TDN, 22 4 1964
More pines to be felled. TH, 22 4 1964
Committee meeting. TH, 22 4 1964
ANZAC Parade 1964. May photo News,
Committee meeting. TH, 20 5 1964
T A Sambrook working in Brooklands -picture. TH, 21 5 1964
Committee meeting. TH, 22 7 1964
Rugby league match v France given go-ahead TDN, 22 7 1964
Use of park on Sundays for sport. TDN, 25 7 1964
Use of park on Sundays for sport. TDN, 25 7 1964
Spring update including pictures of Park staff. TH, 8 8 1964
Bid to turn Bowl into a tourist attraction. Sunday Express, 9 8 1964
Proposed broadcasting shed TDN, 19 8 1964
Committee meeting. TH, 19 8 1964
Launch of Zoo project. Sunday Express, 23 8 1964
Log Cabin for Bowl Entrance. TH, 16 9 1964
Committee meeting. TH, 16 9 1964
Zoo project to start soon TDN, 18 9 1964
Working on zoo site – picture. TH, 3 10 1964
Rare plants donated TDN, 21 10 1964
Zoo construction begins. October Photo News,
Clearing pine trees picture. TH, 3 11 1964
Committee meeting. TH, 18 11 1964
Brooklands Zoo picture. TH, 8 12 1964
Cable to be installed at park TDN, 16 12 1964
Carols by candlelight TDN, 21 12 1964
1965
New Zealand National Band pic. TH, 4 1 1965
Bowl benefits from electronics. TH, 6 1 1965
Friends of Festival set up TDN, 7 1 1965
Ronald Brooker dies TDN, 14 1 1965
Top athletes at park TDN, 16 1 1965
Work to resume on zoo cage. TH, 21 1 1965
Jaycees resume work at zoo. TH, 23 1 1965
Woodland stage at Bowl. Sunday Express, 31 1 1965
Committee meeting. TH, 17 2 1965
Carpark planned for Brooklands TDN, 18 2 1965
More native trees to be planted TDN, 18 2 1965
Committee meeting TDN, 18 2 1965
Festival of the Pines opening – February photo News.
No more monkeys yet for the zoo. TH, 16 3 1965
Committee meeting TDN, 17 3 1965
Rope donated to park. TDN, 17 3 1965
Fred Parker orchid donation TDN, 24 3 1965
Fred Parker orchid donation. TH, 24 3 1965
New Glasshouse for orchids. TH, 24 3 1965
Fountain Lake emptied – picture. TH, 9 4 1965
George Fuller to care for orchids. TH, 9 4 1965
To care for park orchids TDN, 9 4 1965
Committee meeting. TH, 28 4 1965
House for orchids TDN, 15 5 1965
Tom Sawyer play, photos – May photo News.
Log Cabin Ticket Box at Brooklands. TH, 20 7 1965
Access to Bowl approved. TH, 8 8 1965
Committee meeting. TH, 22 9 1965
Arbor Day planting at Brooklands – September Photo News.
Committee meeting. TH, 20 10 1965
Gables open to public – picture. TH, 13 11 1965
1966
Labour shortage at Park. TH, 23 2 1966
Committee meeting. TH, 23 2 1966
Aviary extension agreed to. TH, 22 3 1966
Committee meeting. TH, 22 3 1966
Zoo curator’s advice sought. TH, 7 4 1966
Committee meeting. TH, 27 4 1966
Free Flight Aviary urged. TH, 2 5 1966
Proposal to drain the main lake. TH, 25 5 1966
Committee meeting. TH, 25 5 1966
Committee meeting. TH, 22 6 1966
Planning new zoo cages. TH, 12 7 1966
Sluicing main lake – picture. TH, 21 7 1966
Draining Park lakes. TH, 13 9 1966
Mrs Stainton planting tree in Stainton Dell. TH, 23 9 1966
Park ideal as nature trail. TH, 6 10 1966
Work starts on peafowl cage. TH, 17 10 1966
Attempts to cull ducks. TH, 19 10 1966
Committee meeting. TH, 19 10 1966
Committee meeting. TH, 23 11 1966
1967
First cricket test scheduled for the Park. TH, 28 1 1967
Woodland stage at Bowl. Sunday Express, 29 1 1967
Woodland stage at Bowl. Sunday Express, 29 1 1967
Third orchid donation by Fred Parker. TH, 9 2 1967
Trees may pose a problem for cricketers. TH, 1 3 1967
Praise for Park cricket ground. TH, 4 3 1967
Committee meeting. TH, 9 3 1967
Band room tender talked about. TH, 21 3 1967
New Plymouth trees may be protected. TH, 21 3 1967
Bowl development. Sunday Express, 9 4 1967
Committee meeting. TH, 13 4 1967
Extract from Parks and Reserves meeting. TH, 18 4 1967
Committee meeting. TH, 11 5 1967
Sunday sport in the park. TH, 11 5 1967
Kibby gift to build Begonia House. TH, 6 6 1967
Conducted park tours to be organised.. TH, 16 6 1967
Committee meeting. TH, 16 6 1967
New Zoo enclosure opened. TH, 1 7 1967
Waterfall proposed for the Park. TH, 14 7 1965
Committee meeting. TH, 10 8 1967
Volunteers wanted for Bowl. TH, 9 9 1967
Committee meeting. TH, 14 9 1967
Plaque unveiling for Fred Parker donation. TH, 6 10 1967
Fred Parker Orchid display officially opened. TH, 9 10 1965
Park Development scheme to be drawn up. TH, 12 10 1967
Committee meeting. TH, 12 10 1967
Christmas lights expanded. TH, 9 12 1967
1968
Activity in the Park over Christmas. TH, 11 1 1968
About the Park. Sunday Express, 21 1 1968
Brooklands monkey dies. TH, 6 2 1968
Brooklands gets another monkey. TH, 13 2 1968
Park tree impresses expert. TH, 27 2 1968
Tribute to Percy Stainton. TH, 27 2 1968
Slot machine suggested for fountain. TH, 11 4 1968
Committee meeting. TH, 26 4 1968
Ideas for Pukekura Park development. TH, 3 5 1968
Committee meeting. TH, 13 6 1968
July displays in the Park. TH, 3 7 1968
Committee meeting. TH, 15 8 1968
First day of paying to operate fountain – pictures. TH, 13 9 1968
Free fountain displays to continue. TH, 16 9 1968
Black Swans breed successfully. TH, 24 9 1968
Committee meeting. TH, 10 10 1968
Park Committee abolished. TH, 30 10 1968
Abolition of Park Committee. TH, 31 10 1968
Heart of a garden city. TH, 2 11 1968
1969
Old bathing shed being demolished. TH, 18 3 1969
Plants of interest in the Park. TH, 28 3 1969
Fuller and Burstall – picture. TH, 18 4 1969
Fernery entrance charge reduced. TH, 22 4 1969
Goodwin seeks planned development of all Parks. TH, 22 4 1969
Mrs A N Page orchid donation. TH, 22 4 1969
Conducted Park tours. TH, 7 5 1969
Welsh rugby players in park boats – picture. TH, 27 5 1969
Kibby begonia house nearly completed – picture. TH, 7 7 1969
Donation for waterfall construction. TH, 23 7 1969
Sketch of proposed waterfall. TH, 30 7 1969
Update of projects in the Park. TH, 4 8 1969
Waterfall construction – picture. TH, 9 9 1969
New Kibby begonia house – picture. TH, 30 10 1969
Construction of waterfall – picture. TH, 25 11 1969
Children’s playground. Sunday Express, 14 12 1969
Christmas lights in the Park. Sunday Express, 14 12 1969
1970
Kibby house ready for opening – picture. TH, 28 1 1970
Wind damage to Brooklands set. TH, 30 1 1970
Brookland Zoo update – pictures. TH, 11 7 1970
Wallaby pen – deer pen and peacock cage completed. TH, 5 9 1970
Zoo Dovecoat dedicated. TDN, 7 9 1970
Waterfall construction photo – Sunday Express, 20 9 1970
Rhodos at their best Sunday Express, 17 10 1970
Waterfall tested – picture. TH, 17 10 1970
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Waterfall opening ceremony – picture. TH, 22 10 1970
1971
Trying to save Brooklands chestnut tree. TH, 13 4 1971
Sad story in weathered stone. Sunday Express, 24 1 1971
The Gables. Sunday Express, 21 2 1971
Arbor day planting at zoo. TH, 14 8 1971
Display in park for orchid week. TH,
Maori pit – George Fuller. TH, Sept
Clean-up day at the Bowl. TH, 11 12 1971
1972
1973
1974
Jumping off The Poets Bridge TDN, 24 1 1974
Waterwheel project in progress – pictures. TH, 27 3 1974
Snakeskin prank. TH, 30 3 1974
Zoo playground. Sunday Times, 1 4 1974
Waterwheel construction site – George Fuller pic. TH, 2 4 1974
Free flight cage progress TDN, 5 4 1974
Work starts on waterwheel. Sunday Express, 7 4 1974
The Gables to be open to public. TH, 2 10 1974
Free flight cage completed TDN, 3 10 1974
Free flight cage finished. TH, 4 10 1974
Gables again open to public. TH, 4 10 1974
1975
1976
1977
Fred parker concerned about orchids on decline. TH, 13 1 1977
Jack Goodwin article. TH,15 1 1977
NPBHS students upgrading Maranui track. TH, 7 4 1977
Cleaning Poets bridge. TH, 27 4 1977
Lawson cypress for park lake banks. TH, 5 8 1977
Dead Spanish chestnut trimmed TDN, 18 8 1977
Repair to sports Ground terraces. TH, 24 9 1977
Fernery 50th anniversary. TH, 28 11 1977
1978
Fernery jubilee preparations. TH, 25 1 1978
Display house popular. TH, 30 1 1978
Fernery jubilee ceremonial planting TDN, 30 1 1978
Park walk organised by Jack Goodwin TDN, 11 3 1978
International cricket unlikely at Pukekura Park. TH, 14 3 1978
Drinking Fountain picture. TH, 29 3 1978
George Fuller controlling waterwheel flow. TH, 29 3 1978
Waterwheel picture. TH, 29 3 1978
Men working on Fountain Lake. TH, 11 4 1978
Fordson tractor retired from park service. TH, 14 6 1978
Maple tree being moved. TH, 18 8 1978
Jaycees push for monkey cage TDN, 13 9 1978
Horticultural trainee Miles King. TH, 13 12 1978
Vandalism in the park. TH, 14 12 1978
1979
Crowds at the park. TH, 3 1 1979
21 years of the Bowl of Brooklands. Sunday Express, 4 2 1979
Desilting main lake – picture. TH, 30 4 1979
Fitting retaining wall to edge of main lake – picture. TH, 6 6 1979
Park boat operator Neil Old – picture. TH, 6 7 1949
Monkey cage nearly ready – picture TDN, 1 9 1979
Monkey house almost ready TDN, 10 11 1979
D V Pascoe planting flowers under dead chestnut tree – picture TDN, 28 11 1979
Installing lights. TH, 28 11 1979
Delay in arrival of monkeys TDN, 14 12 1979
1980
Sailing on the main lake – picture. TH, 16 1 1980
Monkeys finally arrive at New Plymouth – picture TDN, 24 1 1980
Monkeys popular TDN, 21 2 1980
NPBH students pulling out crow’s feet grass – picture TDN, 6 3 1980
Newborn Capuchin monkey at the zoo – picture TDN, 24 6 1980
1981
1982
Model boats on Fountain Lake – picture TDN, 7 1 1982
Felled Monterey pine – picture. TH, 13 1 1982
Jetboats on the Main Lake – picture TDN, 28 1 1982
Pine tree falls destroying other trees – picture. TH, 28 1 1982
Liardet Street gates being sandblasted – Picture. TH, 4 3 1982
Frothy waterfall – picture. TH, 8 6 1982
Fountain pump being reinstalled – picture. TH, 29 6 1982
Western Hillside tree felling begins – picture. TH, 27 9 1982
Tree felling on the western hillside TDN, 1 10 1982
Last act in pine sage. TH, 2 10 1982
New Park skyline – pictures. TH, 5 10 1982
George Fuller profile TDN, 15 8 1982
Bowl of Brooklands – picture. Sunday Express, 14 11 1982
Work starts on park kiosk flower beds – picture. TH, 18 11 1982
Yellow firebricks used on Brooklands shrubberies – picture. TH, 20 11 1982
New gardens at kiosk nearing completion – picture. TH, 18 12 1982
1983
Old clinker-built boat bought for the lake – picture TDN, 3 2 1983
Waterfall vandalism. TH, 5 4 1983
New gate being installed at zoo – picture. TH, 9 4 1983
New path being created on western hillside – picture. TH, 28 5 1983
New vantage point on western hillside – picture. TH, 9 6 1983
New gas pipeline being laid to the fernery – picture. TH, 23 7 1983
Children’s playground – picture TDN, 25 7 1983
Preparing to re-sow the sportsground – picture. TH, 5 9 1983
Construction progress on new tractor shed – picture. TH, 22 9 1983
Cutting construction by the Tea House. TH, 22 11 1983
Tall pine being adorned with Christmas lights – picture. TDN, 22 12 1983
1984
Legends of The Poets Bridge. TH, 10 3 1984
Clinker built boats wanted for park lake – picture. TH, 26 6 1984
Sports Ground terraces being repaired – picture. TH, 18 7 1984
New drinking fountain installed for joggers – picture. TH, 24 7 1984
Clinker-built boat donated to park – picture. TH, 20 8 1984
Flower-bed construction outside Tea House – picture. TH, 22 9 1984
Iolanthe Small 40 years at the park – picture. TH, 6 10 1984
1985
Summer activities in the park. TH, 7 1 1985
Youth drowned in lake. TH, 28 1 1985
Clinker-built boat donated – picture. TH, 4 7 1985
Hatchery Lawn Cascade revival – pictures TDN, 8 8 1985
Repairs to sportsground terraces – picture. TH, 3 10 1985
Hatchery Lawn Cascade – picture TDN, 9 11 1985
The Gables opened as art gallery – pictures TDN, 9 11 1985
Notable Tree panels added to park trees. TH, 12 11 1985
Brooklands puriri – picture. TH, 19 11 1985
1986
New monkeys for the zoo – picture. TH, 20 1 1986
Pines of Pukekura – picture. TH, 21 1 1986
New glass house at fernery – picture. TH, 7 8 1986
Band Rotunda getting makeover for its anniversary – picture. TH, 8 9 1886
Plans for toddlers playground – picture. TH, 1 10 1986
Gover Street sections sale resurfaces. TH, 18 11 1986
Wendy Snowdon found unconscious in Brooklands. TH, 21 11 1986
Electricians installing cross on top of tall pine – picture. TH, 13 12 1986
1987
Christmas lights – picture. TH, 14 1 1987
Park outdoor movies in jeopardy. TH, 18 2 1987
New pre-school play area – picture. TH, 12 3 1987
Band Rotunda jubilee. TDN, 14 3 1987
Band Rotunda centenary celebration. TH, 16 3 1987
Swings trap bigger kids – picture. TH, 28 3 1987
Fountain lights need re-anchoring. TH, 23 4 1987
Park acquires two white swans – picture. TH, 11 5 1987
New observation deck next to Tea House – picture. TH, 15 7 1987
New observation deck next to Tea House – picture. TH, 16 6 1987
1988
Eel hunt – picture TDN, 27 1 1988
Hundreds attend Eel hunt. TH, 27 1 1988
Lighting display extended a week – picture. TH, 30 1 1988
Safer children’s playground TDN, 22 4 1988
Possible enlargement of sportsground – picture. TH, 7 5 1988
Tree trimming – picture. TH, 24 5 1988
Cyclone Bola aftermath – pictures. TH, 25 6 1988
Old park photo presented to Mayor – picture. TH, 18 8 1988
Pavilion modifications. TH, 21 9 1988
Summer programme – picture. TH, 26 11 1988
Park hit by graffiti – picture. TH, 30 11 1988
Vandalism annoying – picture. TDN, 1 12 1988
1989
Annual eel hunt. TH, 25 1 1989
Park lights to be shown in U.S. TH, 8 2 1989
Pavilion mods cost blowout. TH, 8 2 1989
Park sale plan. TDN, 16 9 1989
Outrage over Park land sell-off plan. TDN, 23 9 1989
Park land sale in limbo. TDN, 10 10 1989
60-year anniversary of park handover – pictures. TDN, 21 10 1989
1990
1991
Park tour – picture TDN, 19 1 1991
Sportsground terraces in need of repair. TDN, 8 2 1991
Thomas Horton family gathering – picture TDN, 25 2 1991
Damage to Park. Midweek, 27 2 1991
Terrace erosion repair TDN, 23 4 1991
New maps for the park TDN, 30 4 1991
Working on banks of main lake. Weekender, 5 5 1991
Dangerous pine trees to be felled – picture. TDN, 19 9 1991
1992
Iolanthe Small retirement – picture. TDN, 8 1 1992
Mike Nicholls new park manager. TDN, 13 2 1992
Hillside is a hidden corner. TDN, 7 3 1992
Plaque taken from main entrance. TDN, 7 7 1992
Park heart of city. TDN, 19 9 1992
Residents to have say in park management. TDN, 10 10 1992
1993
Boy drowned in main lake. TDN, 7 1 1993
Drowning victim named. TDN, 8 1 1993
Walsh Appliance Eel Hunt -picture. TDN, 12 1 1993
Brooklands chimney being restored – picture. TDN, 6 3 1993
Draft management plan findings. TDN, 7 10 1993
Focus on the park fernery. TDN, 27 11 1993
1994
1995
Annual eel hunt – picture. TDN, 11 1 1995
No plans to use life jackets. TDN, 14 1 1995
Searchlight tattoo – picture. TDN, 6 3 1995
Fernery featured on TV – picture. TDN, 7 4 1995
Park future bleak. TDN, 22 4 1995
George Fuller ponders lake health – picture. TDN, 22 5 1995
FOPP back call to save lakes – picture. TDN, 25 5 1995
Council welcomes FOPP involvement in park. TDN, 27 5 1995
Victoria Road car park under construction. Midweek, 12 7 1995
Victoria Road car park under construction. TDN, 14 7 1995
Oil industry equipment considered for cleaning lakes. TDN, 20 7 1995
Waterfall and fountain at push of a button. TDN, 27 7 1995
Lake cleanup trial begins. Weekender, 22 10 1995
1996
Birth in the park. TDN, 27 2 1996
Councillors mixed views on fernery plan. TDN, 14 3 1996
Committee recommends silt removal from lakes. TDN, 15 3 1996
Cricket wicket being replaced. TDN, 15 3 1996
Watter high on agenda for FOPP. TDN, 26 4 1996
Water quality in the park. TDN, 29 4 1996
Park on NZ stamps. TDN, 8 5 1996
Alan Jellyman on parks future. TDN, 17 6 1996
Jack Goodwin leaves NP with mixed feelings. TDN, 5 7 1996
Bowl renovation begins – picture. TDN, 8 15 8 1996
Desilting main lake – picture. TDN, 24 9 1996
Roof for Bowl. TDN, 22 11 1996
Upgrade for Fernery. TDN, 23 11 1996
1997
Brooklands Zoo set for big upgrade. TDN, 11 3 1997
George Fuller with boy born in park. TDN, 15 4 1997
Spraying in park raises concern on health effects. TDN, 15 4 1997
Plans to raise Fernery roof. TDN, 3 6 1997
George Fuller in retirement. – pictures. TDN, 13 6 1997
Fernery roof plans. Midweek, 18 6 1997
Question on silt. TDN, 23 7 1997
Jack Goodwin story, TDN, 8 8 1997
Jack Goodwin story. TDN, 8 8 1997
Fernery upgrade on hold. TDN, 16 8 97
Farmyard comes to city zoo. TDN, 1 10 1997
Oak tree topples on park toilets. TDN, 6 10 1997
1998
Railway proposal. TDN, 13 1 1998
Park fernery to be upgraded .TDN,
Aviary undergoes redevelopment. TDN, 19 5 1998
Replacing trees in Liardet Street. TDN, 16 6 1998
Council turns down funds request for Bowl upgrade. TDN, 19 6 1998
Brooklands upgrade over budget. TDN, 1 7 1998
Upgrade for park display houses. TDN, 15 7 1998
New signs for park. Midweek, 22 7 1998
Ian McDowell surveys damage – picture. TDN, 28 7 1998
Fernery upgrade. TDN, 6 9 1998
Flood works a success. TDN, 13 10 1998
Upgrade to Bowl changing rooms. TDN, 12 11 1998
Fernery upgrade part 1. TDN, 25 11 1998
Fernery upgrade part 2. TDN, 25 11 1998
Saywell motors donate golf buggy – picture. TDN, 17 12 1998
1999
Early buggy. Midweek, 31 3 1999
Friends thanked. Midweek, 31 3 1999
New playground equipment. Midweek, 31 3 1999
New Park manager wanted. Midweek, 23 6 1999
New Park manager wanted. Midweek, 23 6 1999
Ian McDowell part 1. TDN, 25 6 1999
Ian McDowell part 2. TDN, 25 6 1999
Brian Gould appointed. TDN, 4 9 1999
New Mobility buggy. Midweek, 29 9 1999
Job was fate Brian Gould. TDN, 12 11 1999
Brian Gould takes over. Midweek, 17 11 1999
New Park book. Midweek, 17 11 1999
Scanlan Walk named. TDN, 19 11 1999
2000
Alan Jellyman retirement part 1TDN, 4 3 2000
Alan Jellyman retirement part 2. TDN, 4 3 2000
Alan Jellyman retirement part 3 -picture. TDN, 4 3 2000
Fernery upgrades. TDN, 28 8 2000
Rhododendrons being trimmed. TDN, 28 8 2000
Upgraded fernery opens. TDN, 2 9 2000
Trees vandalised. TDN, 6 11 2000
Ian McDowell dies. TDN, 23 11 2000
2001
Fish friendly waterways. Midweek, 31 1 2001
Wetland walkway. TDN, 23 3 2001
Focus on lakes. Midweek, 28 3 2001
Eels get chance to breed. TDN, 2 4 2001
Something fishy going on. Midweek, 16 5 2001
Torii Gates opened. TDN, 18 5 2001
Torii Gates opening. Midweek, 18 5 2001
Torii Gates opened. TDN, 23 5 2001
125-year Anniversary. TDN, 30 5 2001
Improving Bowl area. TDN, 1 6 2001
Man found in Park lake. TDN, 25 6 2001
Dead man named. TDN, 26 6 2001
Swan killed by dog. TDN, 30 6 2001
Second swan killed. TDN, 3 7 2001
Swan deaths. Midweek, 4 7 2001
2002
Ailsa McCrone retires. TDN, 4 1 2002
Orchids promise a great show. TDN, 12 1 2002
Wetland to get spruce-up. Midweek, 23 1 2002
Pest fish in the gun. TDN, 26 1 2002
Jellyman and Fuller – picture. TDN, 28 3 2002
Move to label park trees. Midweek, 22 5 2002
Documentary to celebrate parks birthday. Midweek, 26 6 2002
Park in line for major changes. TDN, 3 7 2002
Need for care with park changes. TDN, 4 7 2002
Talk of tree-top walkway. TDN, 23 9 2002
Treetop walkway part 1. TDN, 23 9 2002
Treetop walkway part 2. TDN, 23 9 2002
Work planned for Kauri Grove. Midweek, 25 9 2002
Opposition to tree-top walk. TDN, 8 10 2002
Last Samurai planning. TDN, 29 10 2002
Festival of lights to get boost. TDN, 31 10 2002
Parkscape to change operations. TDN, 31 10 2002
Kauri get the chop. TDN, 13 11 2002
Hatchery stage built. TDN, 21 11 2002
2003
Outrage at Firebugs targeting Park. TDN, 13 2 2003
Prestigious award for Alan Jellyman. TDN, 14 2 2003
Last Samurai at the sportsground. TDN, 20 2 2003
Cycling issue in the park. TDN, 9 5 2003
Jack Goodwin Honoured. TDN, 4 6 2003
Safety laws hit zoo volunteers. TDN, 7 6 2003
Scanlan lookout opened. TDN, 12 6 2003
Lama Samten visits park. TDN, 25 6 2003
Tree felling plan. TDN, 27 6 2003
Kauri trees in the park. TDN, 3 7 2003
David Bellamy visits park. TDN, 30 7 2003
Cutting kauri an investment for the future. TDN, 18 8 2003
Torrey Pine struck by lightning. TDN, 6 9 2003
Bold plans for park. TDN, 10 9 2003
Fullers opposition to bold plan. TDN, 11 9 2003
Discussions about bold plan for park. TDN, 12 9 2003
Park plans up in the air. Midweek, 17 9 2003
Band Rotunda facelift – picture. TDN, 30 9 2003
Public to have say on park plans. TDN, 4 10 2003
Kunming offer Pagoda. TDN, 7 10 2003
Mobility scooters introduced to park. TDN, 7 10 2003
Pagoda set to go-ahead. TDN, 14 10 2003
Views sought on park management plan. Midweek, 16 10 2003
Waterwheel to be renewed part 1. TDN, 28 10 2003
2004
Council berated over care of park. TDN, 12 2 2004
Mayor defends park staff. TDN, 13 2 2004
Council revises Park management Plan. TDN, 14 2 2004
Praise for park staff. TDN, 19 2 2004
Car ban upsets elderly. TDN, 27 2 2004
Palm tree cut down by vandals. Midweek, 5 3 2004
Park in limbo but still garden of national significance a. TDN, 5 3 2004
Park in limbo but still garden of national significance b. TDN, 5 3 2004
Disabled regain access to parking. TDN, 31 3 2004
No cycling signs installed. Midweek, 7 4 2004
Scanlan lookout opened. TDN, 30 4 2004
Trial vehicle access to kiosk. TDN, 4 5 2004
Kunming Garden proposal accepted. TDN, 26 5 2004
Gables studio moved. Midweek, 2 6 2004
Opinion sought on Chinese garden. Midweek, 2 6 2004
New disabled parking spots opened. Midweek, 30 6 2004
Submissions for Chinese garden closed. Midweek, 30 6 2004
Additional funding for park. TDN, 5 7 2004
Kunming Garden gets green light. TDN, 22 7 2004
Plan for Kunming Garden. Midweek, 28 7 2004
Highland school land sale. TDN, 20 9 2004
75 years since Park handed over to council. TDN, 16 10 2004
75-year memorial celebration. TDN, 18 10 2004
Work starts on Kunming Garden. TDN, 13 12 2004
2005
Questions to shed light on park profil . TDN, 11 1 2005
Caterers moving on. TDN, 8 2 200
Kiosk due for upgrade and change of operators. TDN,11 2 2005
Kunming Garden progress. TDN, 12 2 2005
Kunming Garden progress. TDN, 13 1 2005
Kunming Garden opening scheduled 1. TDN, 24 2 2005
Kunming Garden opening. TDN, 28 2 2005
Kunming opening. Midweek, 30 3 2005
Kiosk operators leave after 26 years. Midweek, 4 5 2005
More views sought on park development. TDN, 3 6 2005
Bureaucrats must be careful. TDN, 18 6 2005
New waterwheel under construction. TDN, 7 7 2005
Park to have new waterwheel. TDN, 11 7 2005
Park work is on track. TDN, 13 7 2005
Playgrounds to get new toilets. TDN, 20 7 2005
Park friends angry at damage. TDN, 26 7 2005
Future of kiosk up for discussion. TDN, 23 8 2005
State of kiosk shocks councillors. TDN, 24 8 2005
Tea House to be rebuilt. TDN, 10 9 2005
Council changes step over kiosk. TDN, 14 9 2005
Kiosk pair not the bad guys. Midweek, 21 9 2005
New waterwheel being installed. TDN, 1 11 2005
2006
Rock in the right place. TDN, 21 1 2006
Support for Park plan. TDN, 25 1 2006
One man’s vision. TDN, 28 1 2006
Tea House refurbishment. TDN, 1 2 2006
Tea House to remain. Midweek, 8 2 2006
Hatchery stage vandalised. Midweek, 22 2 2006
Events manager quits. TDN, 4 3 2006
Park copes with onslaught. Midweek, 15 3 2006
Medway on birds. TDN, 2 6 2006
Sculpture to go ahead. TDN, 2 6 2006
Park centre approved. TDN, 21 6 2006
Tree being removed – picture. TDN, 22 6 2006
Tea House facelift (Midweek). TDN, 2 8 2006
Boatbuilder. Midweek, 9 8 2006
Mungo the red panda arrives. Midweek, 9 8 2006
Tea House should be open for summer. TDN, 14 8 2006
New Parks manager. TDN, 18 8 2006
Tea House set to open. Midweek, 6 9 2006
Work on west terrace. TDN, 29 9 2006
Curator set to return. TDN, 17 11 2006
2007
Jenny Goddard on Tea House refurbishment. Midweek, 10 1 2007
Duck need more than luck. Midweek, 24 1 2007
Garden of national significance. Midweek, 24 1 2007
Drinking fountain vandalised. TDN, 26 1 2007
Smithers sculpture. TDN, 31 1 2007
Smithers sculpture. Midweek, 7 2 2007
Michael Smither. TDN, 21 2 2007
No haste considering sculpture. TDN, 22 2 2007
Sculpture hits snag. Midweek, 28 2 2007
Information centre on hold. TDN, 7 3 2007
Sculpture backed by council. TDN, 4 4 2007
Council approve sculpture. Midweek, 11 4 2007
Curator based at park. Midweek, 18 4 2007
Park mentioned in Wisden. Midweek, 20 6 2007
Park on NZ Monopoly. TDN, 26 6 2007
Sculpture rethink. Midweek, 4 7 2007
Lemurs new to the zoo. TDN, 16 7 2007
Lemurs sunbathing. Midweek, 18 7 2007
Grant for website. TDN, 2 8 2007
Sculpture in progress. Midweek, 5 9 2007
New Waterwheel broken being repaired. TDN, 6 9 2007
Drinking fountain being restored. TDN, 13 9 2007
Sculpture complete. TDN, 26 9 2007
Sculpture not spinning. Midweek, 10 10 2007
New Park booklet. Midweek, 7 11 2007
2008
50 years of the Bowl. Midweek, 9 1 2008
Bowl 50th anniversary. Midweek, 9 1 2008
First Park walk part 1. Midweek, 9 1 2008
First Park walk part 2. Midweek, 9 1 2008
Second Park walk. Midweek, 16 1 2008
Third Park walk. Midweek, 23 1 2008
Fernery 80 years old. TDN, 26 1 2008
Fernery 80 years old. TDN, 29 1 2008
Fourth Park walk part.1Midweek, 30 1 2008
Fourth Park walk part 2. Midweek, 30 1 2008
Maranui track upgrade starts. TDN, 5 2 2008
Fifth Park walk part 1. Midweek, 6 2 2008
Fifth Park walk part 2. Midweek, 6 2 2008
Grimace the gorilla. TDN, 9 2 2008
Bowl of Brooklands cartoon. Midweek, 13 2 2008
Model of bowl built by Robin Sinclair. Midweek, 13 2 2008
Sixth Park walk part 1. Midweek, 13 2 2008
Sixth Park walk part 2. Midweek, 13 2 2008
Bowl anniversary display. Midweek, 20 2 2008
New staff for zoo. TDN, 27 2 2008
Sportsground terraces to be strengthened. Midweek, 16 4 2008
Primula Dell restored. Midweek, 23 4 2008
New animals for zoo. Midweek, 21 5 2008
New female capuchins. TDN, 30 7 2008
New otter at zoo. Midweek, 13 8 2008
$4000 dollar donation to fernery. TDN, 12 9 2008
Park update. Midweek, 24 9 2008
New electric buggy. TDN, 22 10 2008
Zoo drainage improvements. Midweek, 22 10 2008
2009
Lakes disgusting. Midweek, 18 2 2009
Lakes water quality issues. Midweek, 4 3 2009
Vandals attack cricket ground. TDN, 7 3 2009
King family get together. TDN, 10 3 2009
Kete website launch. TDN, 27 5 2009
Friends battle for park trees. TDN, 11 6 2009
Campaign to save trees. TDN, 15 6 2009
Campaign to save trees. TDN, 17 6 2009
New bowl access road. Midweek, 17 6 2009
Bowl access issue. TDN, 18 6 2009
Bowl access issue a. TDN, 18 6 2009
Bowl access tree issues. TDN, 19 06 2009
Bowl access tree issues a. TDN, 19 06 2009
Racing club wrongly blamed for access road issues. TDN, 20 6 2009
Fuller campaign to save tree. TDN, 22 6 2009
Bowl access road issue. TDN, 24 6 2009
Orsborn’s taking over tea house. TDN, 24 6 2009
Battle to save tree. TDN, 25 6 2009
Access road to Bowl summary part 1. TDN, 27 6 2009
Access road to Bowl summary part 2. TDN, 27 6 2009
Puriri tree near bowl access saved. part 1. TDN, 27 6 2009
Puriri tree near bowl access saved. part 2. TDN, 27 6 2009
Road row damaged council standing. TDN, 30 6 2009
Waterwheel under repair. Midweek, 1 7 2009
Lake covered for concert. TDN, 6 7 2009
Debate over covering bowl lake. TDN, 8 7 2009
Bowl seating plan annoys. Midweek, 15 7 2009
Friends fear for Bowl lake. TDN, 25 7 2009
Access issue resolved. TDN, 10 8 2009
Bowl access road contract let. TDN, 22 08 2009
Wisteria to get new pergola. Midweek, 26 08 2009
Work starts on access road. TDN, 8 9 2009
Ground water monitoring holes being bored. TDN, 29 9 2009
Kauri trees may have problem. TDN, 20 10 2009
The Poet’s Bridge being refurbished. TDN, 21 10 2009
Bowl access road nearly finished. TDN, 10 11 2009
Kauri not suffering from kauri rot. TDN, 17 11 2009
Curator makes presence felt. TDN, 20 11 2009
Wisteria support finished. TDN, 28 11 2009
Cricket practice nets proposal not welcomed. TDN, 2 12 2009
Lake weed removal. TDN, 8 12 2009
Cricket net queries. TDN, 9 12 2009
2010
George Fuller Man of the year. TDN, 1 1 2010
George Fuller Man of the year a. TDN, 1 1 2010
Arsonist attack trees. TDN, 18 1 2010
Cricket practice nets. TDN, 30 3 2010
Nets plan sent for approval. TDN, 31 3 2010
Cricket nets debate. TDN, 3 4 2010
Nets get approved. TDN, 21 4 2010
Nets went to casting vote. TDN, 24 4 2010
Nets casting vote rule clarified. TDN, 27 4 2010
Kunming pavilion timber rotting. TDN, 14 5 2010
Cricket nets hit snag. TDN, 25 6 2010
Cricket nets water problem clarification. TDN, 26 6 2010
Mission to save Boris the eel. TDN, 8 7 2010
Boris off the hook. TDN, 10 7 2010
Mungo the red panda died. TDN, 14 7 2010
Operation to catch feral cats. TDN, 14 7 2010
Feral cats trapped. Midweek, 21 7 2010
Fountain nozzles being repaired. Midweek, 21 7 2010
Waterwheel removed for repairs. TDN, 21 7 2010
Fernery upgrade resumes. TDN, 22 9 2010
Waterfall boulders removed. Midweek, 29 9 2010
Vandals torch playground. TDN, 8 10 2010
2011
Brookland copper beech collapsed. TDN, 25 1 2011
Park copper beech to be removed. TDN, 29 1 2011
Fate of fallen copper beech timber. TDN, 1 2 2011
Friendship plaque unveiled. Midweek, 4 5 2011
Aging boats replaced with plastic lookalikes. TDN, 24 8 2011
Nets site wrong place. TDN, 10 11 2011
Park loses one-dayers. TDN, 10 11 2011
TSB backs nets. TDN, 23 11 2011
2012
Drunk teen creates havoc. TDN, 6 1 2012
Judge jails park hooligan. TDN, 14 1 2012
Bolivian monkeys arrive at zoo. TD, 22 1 2012
Council to call for nets tender. TDN, 2 2 2012
Nets decision brings ODI back. TDN, 3 2 2012
Firebugs torch toilets. TDN, 13 2 2012
Container loos to the rescue. TDN, 24 2 2012
Fibre optic cables for the park. TDN, 24 2 2012
Monarchs at Brooklands. TDN, 24 2 2012
Nets to start construction. TDN, 28 2 2012
Band Rotunda 125 years old. Midweek, 7 3 2012
Band Rotunda 125th celebration. TDN, 12 3 2012
Damage to fernery from storm. TDN, 21 3 2012
Chemical containers harmless. TDN, 23 3 2012
Nets construction underway. TDN, 30 3 2012
Baby tamarin monkeys die. TDN, 12 4 2012
Bolivian monkeys added to zoo. TDN, 13 4 2012
Nets less intrusive. TDN, 14 4 2012
Bolivian squirrel monkeys arrive. Midweek, 18 4 2012
Illegal dump to be covered with clay. TDN, 18 4 2012
Monkeys delight visitors. Midweek, 18 4 2012
Stage 3 of fernery upgrade to begin. TDN, 18 6 2012
Park wins certificate of excellence. TDN, 28 6 2012
Monkey needs a name. Midweek, 18 7 2012
New wetlands to keep park lakes cleaner. TDN, 6 8 2012
Work starts on new Brooklands toilets. TDN, 6 9 2012
Old boats for sale. TDN, 25 9 2012
Old boats for sale. Midweek, 26 9 2012
Boat bonus for park. TDN, 2 10 2012
Silt trap to be built. TDN, 4 10 2012
Fernery to get new roof. TDN, 10 10 2012
Fernery to get new roof red. TDN, 10 10 2012
Park lakes to be cleaned. TDN, 17 11 2012
2013
Nets ready for inspection. TDN, 10 1 2013
Bicycle riding in the Park. TDN, 30 1 2013
Playground set for upgrade. TDN, 26 2 2013
Opposition to playground update. TDN, 2 3 2013
A Park like no other. TDN, 9 3 2013
A Park like no other. TDN, 9 3 2013
We can’t put a price on our Park. TDN, 9 3 2013
Stags delighted with practice nets. TDN, 12 3 2013
Dream to reintroduce kokako to the Park. TDN, 16 3 2013
Cherry trees get felled at Kaimata St entrance. TDN, 13 4 2013
Park entrances to get smartened up. Midweek, 17 4 2013
Band Rotunda closed for restoration. TDN, 19 4 2013
Desilting and Children’s Playground. TDN, 31 5 2013
Zoo gets Blue Tongue Skinks. TDN, 21 6 2013
Development of the Fernery. TDN, 22 6 2013
Playground upgrade begins with for removal. TDN, 25 6 2013
New birds at Brooklands. Midweek, 26 6 2013
Zoo receives Australian brolga. TDN, 27 6 2013
Lake banks reinforced with geotextile bags. TDN, 6 7 2013
New playground equipment being installed. TDN, 9 8 2013
Lake desilting equipment arrives. TDN, 12 8 2013
Lake dregs yield coffee machine. TDN, 21 8 2013
Lake cleanup abandoned. TDN, 4 9 2013
David Medway Obituary. TDN, 8 10 2013
Friends of the Bowl bowing out after 10 years. TDN, 17 10 2013
Playground ready for opening. TDN, 18 10 2013
ICC gives Park green light. TDN, 31 10 2013
Orchid man of Pukekura. TDN, 1 11 2013
Playground slides to be installed. TDN, 7 11 2013
Charlie the cockatoo. TDN, 8 11 2013
Sharing Pukekura Park’s IT secrets – George mason. TDN, 8 11 2013
2014
Park recognised as world class. TDN, 9 1 2014
Golden tree erected. TDN, 30 1 2013
Friends of Park invite suggestions for improving Park. Midweek, 26 2 2014
Buggy vandalised. TDN, 28 2 2014
Buggy vandals caught. TDN, 1 3 2014
Lake desilting left for another year. TDN, 2 4 2014
Lake just a duck pond. TDN, 12 5 2014
Park gets new buggy. TDN, 13 5 2014
Park lake not just a duck pond. TDN, 14 5 2014
Park inspires children’s book. Midweek, 28 5 2014
Changes to fernery house 2. TDN, 13 6 2014
Work on lake outlets to start. Midweek, 18 6 2014
Goldfish are gone but eels are thriving. TDN, 30 7 2014
2015
Band Rotunda back in business. Midweek, 11 3 2015
Possum control plan. TDN, 30 3 2015
Fillis Street wall to be replaced. Midweek, 1 4 2015
George Fuller dies. TDN, 22 6 201531 7 2015
Zoo acquires leopard geckos. TDN,
Kunming pavilion rotting. Midweek, 12 8 2015
Brooklands nature walk to be updated. Midweek, 26 8 2015
Suffrage Day Camellia planting. Midweek, 167 9 2015
Bug hotel opens at zoo. TDN, 8 12 2015
New Cell Tower proposed to fix Bowl web woes. TDN, 15 12 2015
Rust-like bins appear in park. TDN, 18 12 2015
2016
Friends of Park celebrate 20 years. Midweek, 24 2 2016
Future workers build the zoo a new office. TDN, 24 2 2016
The gatekeepers of the Park. TDN, 5 3 2016
Park holds on to 5 star rating. TDN, 9 4 2016
Monkey cage modified. TDN, 13 4 2016
Rusty signs for park. TDN, 27 4 2016
Zoo Assistant curator Eve Cozzi. TDN, 27 4 2016
Entrances having new signs. TDN, 16 5 2016
New home for holy tree. Midweek, 18 5 2016
Ginkgo pavlova planted in Kunming Garden. Midweek, 29 6 2016
Park rates well on Trip Advisor. TDN, 30 6 2016
New accolade for Park’s pitch. TDN, 1 7 2016
Zoo gets accreditation TDN, 1 7 2016
Meerkats for Zoo. TDN, 11 7 2016
Historic passions of the Park. TDN, 19 7 2016
Fundraising for King gates. TDN, 9 8 2016
Friends recognise George Mason. Midweek, 10 8 2016
Park trapping feral cats. TDN, 30 8 2016
Park’s $70k signs unreadable. TDN, 3 10 2016
Bad drivers cost Park its scooters. TDN, 11 11 2016
2017
The rusty signs of the times at Pukekura Park. TDN, 28 1 2017
Shingles will be used for new roof on The gables. TDN, 1 2 2017
Bugs at the zoo. Midweek, 15 2 2017
Ratting out rodents in Park. TDN, 13 3 2017
Green flag for the park. Midweek, 15 3 2017
Barley not bread on the duck’s menu. TDN, 4 4 2017
Four cygnets return to Park then there was one. TDN, 12 4 2017
And then there were none. TDN, 19 4 2017
Jala the otter dies at Zoo. TDN, 26 4 2017
Sanctuary violated. TDN, 26 4 2017
$150k to be spent on The Gables roof. TDN, 7 6 2017
Kicking up a stink over Park lakes. TDN, 12 6 2017
Paint with meerkat Michelangelos. TDN, 5 7 2017
Charlies creation proves popular. TDN, 19 7 2017
Thieves coining in in at Park fernery. TDN, 1 8 2017
New roof for the Gables. Midweek, 2 8 2017
Newest tower in town. TDN, 4 9 2017
Council gateway to employment. Midweek, 22 11 2017
