John Parsons, Te Wetini and the Battle of Māhoetahi

Here in Taranaki I’ve been following the lives of my ancestors. I’ve traced their journey to New Plymouth aboard the...

What Happened at Waireka

When I last left my ancestors the Parsons, they had just stepped off the Timandra and into their new lives...

After a pleasant night in Whanganui it was time to once more head south, this time along State Highway Three....

We had finally made it, Auntie and I, to the place where our forebears had first become Kiwis. Here we...