Hutt Valley women were among the New Zealand women recruited for the war effort during world war 2. In January 1942 the New Zealand Government
Ettie Annie Rout – World War I hero
Ettie Annie Rout was born in Launceston, Tasmania, in February 1877, the first-born of twin girls. Her parents were Catherine Frances Mckay and William John
Petone’s Udy Family and Street
Udy Street, Petone, is named after early Cornish settler Hart Udy, who acquired two acres of land in the area of the street. Hart and
The New Les Dalton Dog Park & Wainuiomata Dog Clubs
Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry opened the Les Dalton Dog Park to the public on 15 May 2021. Hundreds of people and their dogs attended
Naenae Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2020
In its 50th anniversary year, Children and Teens Librarian Kris Saunders takes a look at how Naenae Community Library came to be Beginnings Planning for
The London Mayors of Petone
George Thomas London and his son George London were both Mayors of Petone. The London family of Henry, his wife Martha and children emigrated to