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…
Category: Famous People
T G Macarthy Headstones
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…
Sir Francis Dillon Bell
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…
John Guthrie Wood
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….
World Television Day
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…
Myrtle Muir
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
Prime Ministers
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…
Early Artist in New Zealand History
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…