A bit of a mixed bag of things spotted on my travels around Auckland over the past couple of weeks or so. First, Onehunga, where a mura...

Aerial view of Musick Point, Howick, Auckland, March 1946. Reference Number: WA-02384-F.   Alexander Turnbull Library. My friends Bil...

Hatton, W S fl 1850-1870 :Panmure Bridge Auckland 1859. Reference Number: B-078-018. A large steel-framed bridge over a river, with...

In late June, I visited Otahuhu to give a talk to the local historical society there. Elaine Read from the Otahuhu Historical Society v...

 Photo by wonderferret , licensed under Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 generic. Lyn Dear, fellow blogger at Genealogy New Zealand ,...

Spotting this card on TradeMe, I thought it was both interesting, and in need of a bit of image enhancement. Soon as it arrived in the m...

 Image from Wikipedia . I've just received this email from Brian Watson: "My great grandfather, Robert Cliffe variously k...

I'm still not a total fan of colourised postcards, but I must admit this one I bought recently is quite pretty. That it headed from ...