Journals
Current journal
VOLUME 45
We at Ōtaki Heritage are proud to continue what the Otaki Historical Society started way back in 1978. It’s a great achievement and the past four decades have shown that our stories are relevant to readers here, in other parts of Aotearoa too – and internationally.
In this volume you can find research about the Māori Land Court in Ōtaki, and there are two articles about local archaeological finds. We also cover the Easter Sports, an agricultural experiment of the 1960s and some significant anniversaries.
The latest journal (volume 45) is available. You can order via the link below.
You can also buy it at these local outlets: Ōtaki Museum, Ōtaki Post Shop and the Ōtaki Bookshop (all in the town area) and at Books & Co at Ōtaki Railway (Main Highway).
To pay for a journal
Transfer the cost of the journal and postage via internet banking to Ōtaki Heritage ‒ Te Whare Pouhere Taonga o Ōtaki, account number 38-9000-0293764-03
Please include your name and the volume/s you want to buy.
Prices for earlier issues
Vol 01 – 34: Free (1978 -2012)
Vol 35 – 44: $10 (2013 -2023)
All journals are available electronically as pdfs: $10 each.
Postage and packaging
Within Aotearoa New Zealand: $5 per journal.
Please contact us for overseas postage rates.
Background and scope of the journals
An issue of the Historical Journal was published by the Ōtaki Historical Society almost every year from 1978.
The primary area covered by the journals is the Otaki region. However, there are also articles about the rich history of the broader region, stretching from the mouth of the Rangītikei River in the north to Paekākariki in the south, and to the Tararua Range in the east.
The broad scope of topics covered has created a resource that is useful to current and former residents of the region, to local history researchers, as well as to students and family historians.
In 2023 the Historical Society amalgamated with the Ōtaki Heritage Bank Preservation Trust (known as the Ōtaki Museum) to form a new organisation, Ōtaki Heritage ‒ Te Whare Pouhere Taonga o Ōtaki.
Structure of the index
The entries in the index are in alphabetical order with sub-entries to help you find specific information.
The location of the information relating to the entry follows each sub-entry. For example, the article by Hugh T. Jones is on page 55 of volume 27.
Jones, Hugh T.
'V.J. Day – Far from Otaki' 27:55
There are references that alert you to look under a different entry. For example,
Colenso, Frances see Simcox, Frances Mary (Fanny) (née Colenso)
There are also references that alert you to other entries that may be of interest. For example:
Otaki Theatre
see also Cosy Theatre
Searching the index
The index is an Adobe Reader PDF file. You can search it in many ways.
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Find
You can right-click on your mouse and choose 'Find' from the menu or click Ctrl + F
or choose 'Find' from the drop-down 'Edit' menu at the top.
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Full Acrobat search
Click on the down arr
or choose 'Advanced Search' from the drop-down 'Edit' menu at the top.
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Bookmarks - the most effective way for browsing Open the bookmark panel by clicking on the bookmark icon on the left of the screen (the second of the four icons). Clicking on a letter takes you to the beginning of the alphabetic sequence for entries beginning with that letter in the index. You can then browse the index, using either the scroll bar on the right of the screen or the scroll bar on your mouse.
