21/06/2026
Ōropi School Calf Club Day - P. Cowley and E. Rudolph. Published 19 November 1965.
Showcasing some of our favourite items from Pae Korokī, Tauranga Archives Online.
“Ka korokī ngā manu, ka tākiri ko te ata”
“The dawn chorus of the birds signals a new day”
This page is where the Tauranga Libraries’ Heritage and Research Team showcase some of our favourite items from “Pae Korokī, Tauranga Archives Online”. Pae Korokī was launched in December 2020, one year after the name was gifted to us by Huikakahu Kawe (Ngai Te Ahi, Ngāti Maniapoto). We have a growing coll
21/06/2026
Ōropi School Calf Club Day - P. Cowley and E. Rudolph. Published 19 November 1965.
20/06/2026
Patricia Griffin and her pony Promise, who protected her after another animal injured her leg. 1973.
https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/113893
19/06/2026
When the old Masonic Hotel was demolished in 1993 , local John Budden had the foresight to grab a camera and capture some of the goings on.
Check that out here: https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/120221
John Budden Demolition of the Masonic Hotel Photographic Collection Date: 1993 | Read the full record details for Photograph Collections: John Budden Demolition of the Masonic Hotel Photographic Collection
18/06/2026
Wicket keeper returning ball, batter and umpire, at Ladies Sports Shield trophy cricket match, Memorial Park.
17/06/2026
Mount Maunganui Cricket Club 1923, second from left C.L. Morris.
16/06/2026
Happy Birthday Pāpāmoa Library, 20 years old today. Here's a throw back to 1988, a banner over the card catalogue, and a display marking '25 years of reading'. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 07-102
https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/47657
Tauranga Library birthday banner 1988 Reference Number: Photo 07-102 | Start here:: Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries, 1871- (Organisation) | Part of Photograph Collection: Other images | Read the full record details for Photographs: Tauranga Library birthday banner 1988
15/06/2026
Mount Maunganui versus Tauranga cricket match, Mauao in the background.
14/06/2026
Pāpāmoa Library, celebrating 10 years in 2016. Tomorrow we celebrate 20 years of the opening of the Pāpāmoa Library and Community Centre. Here is blast from the past of ten years ago - time has flown by!
13/06/2026
The future Pāpāmoa Library in 2005 (Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 05-373)
On Tuesday it turns 20 years old!
See the full activity schedule here:
https://tinyurl.com/25k265j2
12/06/2026
The library at Pāpāmoa is host to this beautiful carved relief, "Te Riu O Raiatea" by Mohi Teepa. It depicts the origin story of the Pāpāmoa Hills - Kopukairua, Maungamana and Hikurangi. We're coming up on 20 years since Te Ao Mārama - Pāpāmoa Library was first opened!
https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/56195
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