This charming wee house in Mt Victoria came on the market today. It was built in 1910 for Mrs Catherine Gray who is buried at Bolton Street. This house is […]
Well done Public Trust for getting the professionals in to refurbish the T G Macarthy headstones. Vlad was doing some detailed work on the lead lettering this morning – fiddly […]
It’s Movember and we’re celebrating with some of the famous mustaches resident at Karori Cemetery. Sir Francis Dillon Bell (1822-1898) not only sports some fine facial accoutrements but was also […]
Running with our Movember theme, next up is John Guthrie Wood Aitken. He contributed so much to Wellington, it’s hard to summarise all he did in a few lines here. […]
Originally published 21 November 2020 Who better to highlight on this day than one of NZ’s biggest – in every sense of the word – media stars for 30 years […]
A fascinating story of a great woman. Myrtle is buried in Karori Cemetery and the Friends located her grave on Sunday. https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2020/11/silver-ferns-coach-history-mrs-muir/?fbclid=IwAR3H7tV067FMiPZDX6FxcMcbcDFst5PQpN1cKuyGM9vhbhbEONT7BZZ4caw
There are six New Zealand Prime Minsters interred at Karori Cemetery. The most noted is Peter Fraser, who was Prime Minister 1940-1949. He was elected following the death of Michael […]
James McLauchlan Nairn (18 November 1859–22 February 1904) was a Glasgow born painter who strongly influenced New Zealand painting in the late 19th century. Nairn studied at the Glasgow School of Art for four years […]