Heritage Talk - Matakohe Limestone Island

Jo Skyrme will share her experiences as a Ranger and tell the story of Matakohe-Limestone Island in Whangārei Harbour.

The island which was once a strategic pa, then the site of pioneering Northland industry in the 1850s and now a conservation treasure, has a surprising amount of history.

Free entry.
No booking is required. Seating is strictly limited on a first-come, first-served basis.

Image above shows Matakohe-Limestone Island in 1914. The New Zealand Portland Cement Co. works seen belching smoke were running at full capacity then only to be razed by fire a year later.
Photo credit: GA Hawkes from 'A History of Matakone-Limestone Island' by GM (Tim) Clark.

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