Whangarei, New Zealand

Look Down:   Now commemorated in a plaza-side plaque are the three anchors of social life in the 19th century.  Here is the ecclesiastical family that served the first families of Whangarei: the Church of England for the English, the Presbyterian Church for the Scots, and the Methodist Church for the Welsh.  [2011]

Whangarei, New Zealand

Look Down:  One of the plaques under foot in Whangarei's city centre is a reproduction of the plan for creating a new town to the north of Auckland.  The date was 1866.  Notice the old spelling: Wangarei.  A primary source, lifted from the archives, has been made available for everyone to see.  [2011]

Whangarei, New Zealand

Look Down:  Whangarei's city centre has been turned into a modern pedestrian precinct.  What makes the urban landscape unique, however, is the history under foot.  Documents, scenes, and historical facts from Whangarei's past are molded into the plaques at the plaza's edge.  It's like a short course on the city's evolution.  ]2011]