Whangarei Town Basin

  The History of Reyburn House Art gallery opens in 1840 with William Carruth, Whangarei’s first European settler. Carruth made a point of recording his experiences. “When we arrived at Whangarei, I found that a large raupo whare, but made of bulrushes, had been erected for me, so taking possession, I was duly installed as […]