Conference News
Read the latest on our conference programme.
Who is your trailblazer?
"Trailblazers and Troublemakers":people, groups and organisations who challenged the status quo, came up with inventive (good and bad) ideas or did the unexpected. We found some amazing people, but we are certain there are many more out there! Do you know of a...
Save the date
Save the date! Sunday 13th of November 2022 will be our next annual West Auckland Heritage Conference. The venue will be the Titirangi War Memorial Hall, which is also the topic of one of our key note presentations, by Graeme Burgess. Two weeks after the Auckland...
A Whale of a Tale
End Event by Sir Bob Harvey Every year the last presentation is a very special one - sometimes poetry, music or video all inspired by our West Auckland heritage. This year it will be very special: Sir Bob Harvey and Moby Dick! Is it possible the whale which stranded...
We’ve got a date!
Sunday 11th of April from 10 am to 3.30 pm is the date set for our fifth Heritage Conference! The format will be slightly different, with all the speakers at the Titirangi War Memorial Hall. This way we hope to be able to still go ahead with the conference in case we...
What’s your story?
Submissions are now open for the West Auckland Heritage Conference, on Sunday 7 October 2018 at Titirangi War Memorial Hall. The theme for this year is: The Creative West. Submissions close Saturday June 9. Let’s discover the threads that weave together...
Lois McIvor: “Paint the Light”
Naomi McCleary will present on Lois McIvor: "Paint the Light". Lois McIvor bestrode the Titirangi arts scene for 35 years; from 1953 to 1988. A colourful and imposing figure with a commanding presence and matching voice, she was an influential...
A sense of “déjà vu”
Fiona Drummond, West Auckland Historical Society, will present on a topic which has a high sense of “déjà vu” in her presentation on Henry Atkinson: Engineer, Water Giver & Titirangi Icon. Henry Atkinson is one of Titirangi's best known identities, surveying the...
Keynote speaker confirmed
Robert Brassey, Principal Specialist Cultural Heritage, is confirmed as of three Key Note speakers at the West Auckland Heritage Conference. His presentation is titled: The Last Flight of Texas Tornado. At 12.25 am on 9 June 1942 a loud explosion was heard across much...
