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MEETING

Speakers - Korowai Wahine / Topic - Whiri Aroha Korowai

24 September 2025

Wahine from Ngati Tamaoho gather together to make and teach the art of Korowai.  We will hear how they are made, the history of the Korowai and how they are used today in our communities.

TRIP

Trip to the New Huntly Museum, 148 Main Street, Huntly

16 October 2025

Date - Thursday, 16 October ‘25.

Destination - Huntly Museum, 148 Main Street, HUNTLY.

Organiser – Wendy Deeming (pdhs@papakuramuseum.org.nz).

Visit the museum, which has recently reopened in a new location.

Followed by lunch at a nearby café.

Entry $5 - Adults.

Note the museum does not accept cash but Eftpos is available.

Travel by train from Papakura (10.04am) to Pukekohe then transfer to the Te Huia train (10.47am).

Return travel from Huntly departs at 2.37pm and travel back to Papakura from 3.30pm onwards.

Travel is free with a Bee Card or alternatively you can pay $9.50 each way cash/Eftpos at the onboard café.

Important Information regarding the Te Huia Train

All passengers require a BEE card!

Go online to find out ways in which you can get one of these.

Papakura Railway Station issues these.

HINT – Get one well in time BEFORE the trip!

MEETING

Speaker: James Duncan - Auckland Trams (Part 2)

23 October 2025

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