Pae Korokī: Tauranga Archives Online

Pae Korokī: Tauranga Archives Online Showcasing some of our favourite items from Pae Korokī, Tauranga Archives Online.

“Ka korokī ngā manu, ka tākiri ko te ata”

“The dawn chorus of the birds signals a new day”

This page is where the Tauranga Libraries’ Heritage and Research Team showcase some of our favourite items from “Pae Korokī, Tauranga Archives Online”. Pae Korokī was launched in December 2020, one year after the name was gifted to us by Huikakahu Kawe (Ngai Te Ahi, Ngāti Maniapoto). We have a growing coll

ection of photographs, video footage, stories, books, artworks and more that make up a seedbed for historians and others to tell the many stories of Tauranga Moana. Jump in and share, explore

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Ōropi School Calf Club Day - P. Cowley and E. Rudolph. Published 19 November 1965.
21/06/2026

Ōropi School Calf Club Day - P. Cowley and E. Rudolph. Published 19 November 1965.

When the old Masonic Hotel was demolished in 1993 , local John Budden had the foresight to grab a camera and capture som...
19/06/2026

When the old Masonic Hotel was demolished in 1993 , local John Budden had the foresight to grab a camera and capture some of the goings on.

Check that out here: https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/120221

Date: 1993 | Read the full record details for Photograph Collections: John Budden Demolition of the Masonic Hotel Photographic Collection

Wicket keeper returning ball, batter and umpire, at Ladies Sports Shield trophy cricket match, Memorial Park.
18/06/2026

Wicket keeper returning ball, batter and umpire, at Ladies Sports Shield trophy cricket match, Memorial Park.

Mount Maunganui Cricket Club 1923, second from left C.L. Morris.
17/06/2026

Mount Maunganui Cricket Club 1923, second from left C.L. Morris.

Happy Birthday Pāpāmoa Library, 20 years old today. Here's a throw back to 1988, a banner over the card catalogue, and a...
16/06/2026

Happy Birthday Pāpāmoa Library, 20 years old today. Here's a throw back to 1988, a banner over the card catalogue, and a display marking '25 years of reading'. Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 07-102

https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/47657

Reference Number: Photo 07-102 | Start here:: Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries, 1871- (Organisation) | Part of Photograph Collection: Other images | Read the full record details for Photographs: Tauranga Library birthday banner 1988

Mount Maunganui versus Tauranga cricket match, Mauao in the background.
15/06/2026

Mount Maunganui versus Tauranga cricket match, Mauao in the background.

Pāpāmoa Library, celebrating 10 years in 2016. Tomorrow we celebrate 20 years of the opening of the Pāpāmoa Library and...
14/06/2026

Pāpāmoa Library, celebrating 10 years in 2016. Tomorrow we celebrate 20 years of the opening of the Pāpāmoa Library and Community Centre. Here is blast from the past of ten years ago - time has flown by!

The future Pāpāmoa Library in 2005 (Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 05-373)On Tuesday it turns 20 years old...
13/06/2026

The future Pāpāmoa Library in 2005 (Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 05-373)

On Tuesday it turns 20 years old!

See the full activity schedule here:
https://tinyurl.com/25k265j2

The library at Pāpāmoa is host to this beautiful carved relief, "Te Riu O Raiatea" by Mohi Teepa. It depicts the origin...
12/06/2026

The library at Pāpāmoa is host to this beautiful carved relief, "Te Riu O Raiatea" by Mohi Teepa. It depicts the origin story of the Pāpāmoa Hills - Kopukairua, Maungamana and Hikurangi. We're coming up on 20 years since Te Ao Mārama - Pāpāmoa Library was first opened!

https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/56195

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