Heritage Talk - History of Environmental Change in the Kaipara

Archaeological and Historical Evidence for Environmental Change in the Kaipara James Robinson will talk about the Kaipara, a shallow drowned valley with extensive rivers and waterways, forming the second-largest estuarine harbour in the Southern Hemisphere. Its rich environment was extremely conducive for Māori and European utilisation and settlement. However, this resulted in significant, though not fully understood, environmental change. James will examine archaeological and historical evidence to try to understand the causes of this change.

No booking is required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please note - the venue has changed from Forum North to the Whangārei Club rooms.

Image above: A Māori encampment with ‘Helen's Villa’, the home of John McLeod in the background, at Helensville, Kaipara Harbour, 1863. Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909: Negatives of New Zealand and Australia. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. Ref: 1/2-096081-G.

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