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Getting Our Wings: Early Airports in Auckland, 1911-1945

Getting Our Wings: Early Airports in Auckland, 1911-1945

by Alexandru Cotos*
Auckland International Airport is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s best assets. In the 2024 financial year, it carried 18.5 million passengers to and from 42 destinations by 26 airlines and made $900 million. The airport is undoubtedly one of the bastions of the modern economy, the gateway connecting Aotearoa New Zealand to the world. Its sleek terminals and massive concrete runway create a sense of modernity, and a space disconnected from history. Yet, under closer examination, Auckland Airport is full of history.

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Crowning Glory

Part Four Crowning Gloryby Toby West* By the early 1990s, Auckland’s Anglican cathedral had been sitting in an embarrassing half-completed state for around three decades. So far, only the neo-gothic chancel designed by Charles Towle (1898–1960) had been built. The...

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Monumental Alterations

Part Three Monumental Alterationsby Toby West* In April 1959, construction work had finally begun on Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell. Two decades had elapsed since the original design competition, in which first-prize had been awarded to Charles Towle for his...

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A Splendid Gift

Part Two A Splendid Giftby Toby West* On the morning of the 14th of October 1926, a large group of Auckland’s Anglican community assembled in St. Mary’s – the Victorian timber church which had served as the city’s cathedral for the last forty years. This group, which...

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A Noble Site

A Noble Site

by Toby West*
Holy Trinity Cathedral is a building familiar to most Aucklanders. Serving as the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland, it stands in a prominent position overlooking the city from the top of Parnell Road. It hosts a variety of events, spiritual and secular alike.

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‘We Are Pioneers’ Auckland Training College, 1926 – 1946

‘We Are Pioneers’ Auckland Training College, 1926 – 1946

by Cameron Gregan*
From 1926 to 1946, the feeling of camaraderie which prompted trainees to dance with their principal would define the experience of attending Auckland Training College. Indeed, the student community of Auckland Training College would thrive despite such challenges as the Great Depression or Second World War.

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