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蛇年如意 闔家平安 Wishing You A Happy and Prosperous New Year
Article about Purewa, courtesy the Chinese New Zealand Herald
A Christmas Gift in Honour of Little Daisy Spurgeon, Born Christmas Day 1888
Christmas Day 1888 was an especially joyous occasion for Auckland’s esteemed Spurgeon household. It was on this day that London-born Thomas and Dunedin native Lila welcomed their firstborn child: “Our little one rejoices in the name of Daisy,” the proud father wrote,...
The Soldier Architects of the Auckland Museum
Auckland Museum is a landmark destination for visitors to New Zealand, telling our story through its caring curation of art, nature, and society. It’s a story that ranges from the time before humans first set foot in Aotearoa right through the epoch of Māori and...
The 45th Anniversary of the Erebus Tragedy
November 28 marks the 45th anniversary of the Erebus tragedy. At this time, Purewa remembers and honours the lives and the families of Captain Jim Collins, Engineer Gordon Brookes, and crew members Elizabeth Carr-Smith, Roy McPherson and David Bennett whose remains...
Country Music Pioneer Jack Christie
Jack Christie was New Zealand’s first commercially recorded country music artist and a pioneering businessman and sportsman. Recording for TANZA from 1949, Jack's cover of Roy Darling's "Overlander Trail" was a big hit. It was the first country song commercially...
Diwali 2024 – Remembering Raman Ranchhod: Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Man of Faith
Diwali 2024: The Indian Hindu festival of Diwali celebrates light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and right over wrong. In New Zealand, the Indian community has a long history of bringing these timeless values to life. RAMAN RANCHHOD:...