Events
Before the Michelin Guide: Eating out in Auckland
Long before food halls and fine dining, Aucklanders ate out in department store tearooms, ordered the daily ordinary at corner cafés and queued at milk bars for a malted shake.
This lively talk traces the surprising history of eating out in Tāmaki Makaurau - from the genteel tearoom to the arrival of vegetarian restaurants, the rise of the milk bar and the very Kiwi invention of BYO dining.
The Press, the Past, and You
Why do our old newspapers matter? To find out, we’ll enlist the help of a Petone resident born in 1906…
This Family History Month, join Andy Fenton from Your Stories for a special presentation facilitated by Tricia Meehan.
Andy will share how the Trust is digitising Aotearoa’s historical community newspapers, making them discoverable and accessible for generations to come. Hear about the progress made so far, how the project differs from Papers Past, and how you can help preserve our rich newspaper heritage.
“With so many important community newspapers having been published in our region and throughout the country, it’s a wonderful opportunity to get together and share ideas and knowledge. Newspapers hold such a wealth of incredible history that we need to ensure is preserved for future generations.”
Wednesday 12 August
1.00pm
Libraries Heritage Centre
Walter Nash Centre, Taitā, Hutt City
Everyone is welcome.
‘Your Stories’, Preserving New Zealand’s Community Newspapers
Presented by Andy Fenton.
The Preserving Local History and Educational trust formed in 2022 to preserve New Zealand’s documentary heritage with a particular focus on community newspapers. Through their ‘Your stories’ project they aim to digitise over a quarter of a million pages of our at-risk newspapers. Join Andy Fenton, Trust Chair, to find out about this project and how the community can help.
Bookings
There's no need to book your place for this event. Just meet us at Hutt Central - War Memorial Library, Lower Hutt.
When
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Wednesday 29 October 2025
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Contact
04 570 6633
Where
War Memorial Library
2 Queens Drive
Hutt Central Lower Hutt
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The Otago Witness Pictorial Supplements
23 Oct 2025
5:30 pm
DPAGS Office, The Octagon, next to i-Site
The Otago Witness’s special pictorial supplements (1900-1932) offer thousands of images that appeal to anyone interested in Dunedin’s, Otago-Southland’s, and New Zealand’s past. Lachy Paterson’s talk will discuss the work of the Preserving Local History and Educational Trust in digitising high-quality publicly-accessible copies of the photographs, what can be found, including the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition of 1925-26.
FREE
This is part of the Ōtepoti Dunedin Heritage Festival programme
About the Speaker
Professor Lachy Paterson
Trustee
Lachy retired from the University of Otago in 2023, where he worked in Te Tumu: School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies teaching te reo Māori and Māori history. He has a particular interest in Māori-language newspapers, both as historical agents in their own right, and as repositories of content that shed new light on Māori histories.
Your Stories: Mass digitisation of historical community newspapers
Join us at the Auckland Heritage Festival for a fascinating talk with Felicity Barnes on how we’re preserving the stories that shaped Aotearoa.