Recent Speakers

  • 21/03/2023 Dr Frances Hancock “Ihumātao: What happened, why it matters and to whom - a Pākehā Perspective”
  • 21/02/2023 Alan Knowles “Ancient Egypt”
  • 15/11/2022 Willie Iosia “History of Blue Light”
  • 18/10/2022 Papatoetoe Historical Society members “Reminiscences and sharing of memories of Papatoetoe”
  • 20/09/2022 Meredith Raukura “A Teacher’s Journey to the Holy Land”
  • 16/08/2022 Lorraine Rice “New Zealand Genealogist Society (Papatoetoe Branch)"
  • 19/07/2022 Denise Rosenfelt “Auckland to Timaru Mail Van”
  • 21/06/2022 Judy Matai’a (CEO) & Sue Zimmerman (Trustee) “Anglican Trust for Women and Children”
  • 17/05/2022 Graham Walton, Eden Park Historian “History of Eden Park”
  • 19/04/2022 Lloyd Humby “My Hunter’s Corner”
  • 15/03/2022 Mike Wallace “Genealogy connections to Papatoetoe”
  • 15/02/2022 Everett Thorburn “Early farming in Ormiston”
  • 17/08/2021 Giuseppe Gallina “The settlements of the Italians and the development of the Italian community in New Zealand”
  • 20/07/2021 Bill McKay B.Arch (Hons), University of Auckland “State Housing in New Zealand”
  • 19/06/2021 Papatoetoe Tornado
  • 15/06/2021 Bernadine Vester, Peau Halapua & Sarah Spence “Sistema Aotearoa”
  • 18/05/2021 Lynnie Howcroft “Newton East area of Auckland book named Barkell & Mr Arkell”
  • 20/04/2021 Heather Haylock “Competitive Carriage Driving”
  • 16/03/2021 Graeme Danks “Wiri Railway Station and the Auckland Railway network”
  • 12/03/2021 NZ COVID-19 returned to Alert Level 1
  • 28/02/2021 NZ COVID-19 moved to Alert Level 3
  • 22/02/2021 NZ COVID-19 returned to Alert Level 1
  • 14/02/2021 NZ COVID-19 moved to Alert Level 3
  • 17/11/2020 Dr Joanna Boileau “Starch Works by Experts: Chinese Laundries in Aotearoa NZ”
  • 20/10/2020 Kevin Hawks “Auckland Municipal  Abattoirs”
  • 07/10/2020 NZ COVID-19 returned to Alert Level 1
  • 12/08/2020 NZ COVID-19 moved to Alert Level 3
  • 21/07/2020 John Adam “Two notable 20th century New Zealand garden designers and landscape architects: Murial Mary Lysaght (1917-2005) and Fred Tschopp (1905-1980)"
  • 16/06/2020 Bev Parslow, Area Manager at Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga “Heritage New Zealand and some of its Projects”
  • 08/06/2020 NZ COVID-19 returned to Alert Level 1
  • 25/03/2020 NZ COVID-19 moved to Alert Level 3
  • 18/02/2020 Dr Helen Laurenson “History of Mt Eden”
  • 19/11/2019 Grace Benson, Childhood to Nursing Lecturer “Gt Barrier Island”
  • 15/10/2019 Colleen Brown “Bulford Kiwi”
  • 17/09/2019 Dr Joanna Boileau “Parnell Baths”
  • 20/08/2019 Noel Newsome “Precast section”
  • 16/07/2019 Taj Schaaffhausen “Excavation at Tel Azekah, Israel”
  • 18/06/2019 Dr Damon Salesa “His Personal Journey”
  • 21/05/2019 Dr Deborah (Debbie) Dunsford “Milford Beach”
  • 16/04/2019 Jill McKenzie “Peter Pan Icecream Factory”
  • 19/03/2019 Alan Knowles “Visual tour of Ancient Egypt”
  • 19/02/2019 Bruce Ringer “How to date photographs using the tiniest clues offered by their content”
  • 20/11/2018 Dr Adam Claasen “NZ Airmen”
  • 16/10/2018 Denise Rosenfeldt “Postcard collecting and the postal system in the early 1900s”
  • 18/09/2018 ? “30th anniversary PHS plus 125th women’s suffrage in NZ”
  • 18/09/2018 Bernadette Pereira, National President National President P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A Inc “Bernadette Pereira’s Journey-Reflections on her life”
  • 21/08/2018 Shirley Finnel “The Kinder House Society”
  • 17/07/2018 Keith Stuart and Jane Fergusson, Auckland Council Archives “Auckland’s early local government including the Papatoetoe Road Board”
  • 19/06/2018 Diana Tregoweth, Principal Papatoetoe West School “How schools operate today by comparison to our day”
  • 15/05/2018 Jenny Janif “Settlement of Fijian Indians in New Zealand”
  • 17/04/2018 Heather Haylock “Journey as a writer including the Storylines Gavin Bishop Award”
  • 20/03/2018 Louise Chin nee Ah Chee “The History of the Ah Chee family including Foodtown”
  • 20/02/2018 Graham Scandrett “Helicopter Pilot in Antarctica”
  • 21/11/2017 Jill McKenzie “Whistles”
  • 17/10/2017 Brad Shaw “History of Fraser Thomas Engineers, Resource Managers & Surveyors”
  • 19/09/2017 Noel Newsome “1950’s carpentry apprenticeship and building sites when working for R Savoury over his 35 years with them”
  • 20/08/2017 Rose Weir “My 20 year experience at Bee keeping”
  • 18/07/2017 Doug Scott “My extensive camera collection”
  • 10/06/2017 Reverend Dr Richard Waugh QSM “Pioneering airlines that have changed New Zealand”
  • 16/05/2017 Jean McErlane “Experiences of an international all breeds dog judge”
  • 18/04/2017 Trevor House “Boat Building”
  • 21/03/2017 Dr John Hodgson “Orthodontist & Inventor”
  • 21/02/2017 Graham Tobin “The Early History of Recorded Sound”
  • 15/11/2016 Janice Chandler “A bit about NZ History set in Tunisia and Libya”
  • 18/10/2016 Bruce Ringer, Team Leader at the Auckland Libraries South Auckland Research Centre “Memorial Moments”
  • 20/09/2016 Ian Chadderton “History of Photolife”
  • 16/08/2016 Neil Little “History of Davis Funerals over 5 generations  and the changes in the ‘undertaking’ world over the years”
  • 19/07/2016 Chris Buchanan and Chris Waring “Auckland Historical Bottle & Collectibles Club”
  • 21/06/2016 Shirley Greenbury (nee Grant) “Growing up in Papatoetoe including her father’s life on the railways”
  • 17/05/2016 Graeme Renouf “Aerial Top Dressing in Early Years”
  • 19/04/2016 John Smith “Water Supply of Auckland”
  • 15/03/2016 Phil Sai “Louie who facilitated a NZ History Quiz”
  • 16/02/2016 Dick Veitch “History of South Auckland Woodturners Guild”
  • 20/10/2015 Iris Taylor and Heather Cavanagh “WW1 Nz Nurses”
  • 15/09/2015 ? “Major Effort Marching Team”
  • 18/08/2015 Holly Foster “Malawi A life changing experience”
  • 21/07/2015 John Smith “Campbell Auckland and Snares Islands”
  • 16/06/2015 Rt Rev Ross Bay, Anglican Bishop of Auckland “Growing up in Papatoetoe and vocational journey into adult life”
  • 19/05/2015 Sue Cooper “History of Remuera”
  • 21/04/2015 Chris Agutter “Nursing experiences in the UK and NZ."
  • 17/03/2015 Sue Elliott “History of knitting for humanitarian causes with a particular reference to Auckland and New Zealand”
  • 17/02/2015 Chris Bennett “Broadcasting as a Hobby."
  • 18/11/2014 Shirley Bishop “Travel Reflections”
  • 21/10/2014 Dr Michelle Smith “Medieval Scotland and Scottish Identity”
  • 16/09/2014 Raj Bedi “The Sikhs”
  • 19/08/2014 Bruce Ringer “South Auckland First World War Memorials”
  • 15/07/2014 Avis Brock, Bryan Page and Shane Haylock “Postal and telephone services in Papatoetoe of yesteryear”
  • 17/06/2014 Maureen West “Clover Park Farm: the social centre of Papatoetoe”
  • 20/05/2014 Jenny Clark, Phil Sai Louie, Noel Newsome and Trevor House “Chatham Islands”
  • 15/04/2014 Alison O’Sullivan “Wallace family buried in the St Johns Presbyterian Church cemetery, Papatoetoe”
  • 18/03/2014 Grant Buckingham “A street where I used to live (Allenby Road)"
  • 18/02/2014 John Kerr “Mercer and the Lower Waikato River”
  • 19/11/2013 Deborah Crowe “Heritage Hunter Artwork”
  • 15/10/2013 Margaret Mundy “History of Bell Ringing”
  • 17/09/2013 Jerry Green “Society’s 25th anniversary meeting – Papatoetoe Memories”
  • 20/08/2013 Terry Carson “Murder and Mayhem in Colonial New Zealand."
  • 16/07/2013 Jim Kerr “Western side of Papatoetoe”
  • 18/06/2013 Maurice Gunnell and Linda Wilcher “Nestle”
  • 21/05/2013 Mike Wilcox “Urban Forests of the Auckland Region”
  • 16/04/2013 Graeme Renouf “St Stephens School, Bombay (Hato Tipene Kura)"
  • 19/03/2013 Val Payne, Mangere Historical Society “Watea”
  • 19/02/2013 Margaret Marks “National Monuments and War Graves, Ministry for Culture and Heritage”
  • 20/11/2012 Tom Loo “S L Loo & Co Fruit & Vegetable Distributors, Hunters Corner”
  • 16/10/2012 David Veart “Volcanoes in and around Papatoetoe”
  • 21/08/2012 Barry Dixon “Rhythm Rendezvous Hunters Corner and the changes in musical instruments over the years”