This is the place

From my childhood I remember the annual trolley derby down Pah Road, and
collecting all the 'reject' flowers that the commercial gardeners over the back
fence of Raurimu Primary used to throw to us kids, so we could take them home to
our mums!

The Webbys commercial gardeners, they're still there today. I remember those
carnations, my mum got afew of those flowers too.

I wonder if the school kids today still get to take those flowers home?

Yeah the Webbys are still there but I don't think they're commercially growing
carnations anymore.

Katy wrote:

From my childhood I remember the annual trolley derby down Pah Road, and
collecting all the 'reject' flowers that the commercial gardeners over
the back fence of Raurimu Primary used to throw to us kids, so we could
take them home to our mums!

I remember, getting the pink and white carnations that were tossed over
the fence. My mum used to gush over this wiltered and dying flower,
just to make me feel appreciated!!!

My family lived on Clotworthy Crecent. There were 9 of us in our family. For
fun, we used to go fishing down the Waimahanga track, pick all the wild Banana
Pasionfruit from their vine. Back then,there were random Peach Trees growing
along the track, the peaches were small but juicy if picked at the right time.
We used to hunt crabs on the shore line looking accross to the port of whangarei
amoungst the mangroves. On the way home, on Old Onerahi road (the house by the
bus stop) had an amazing vine with sweet Green grapes. the owner always allowed
us to eat them, provising we asked for them. Mrs Horley on the corner of
Clotworthy and Onerahi Road, had a huge Fijoa tree that we used to binge on them
before we went home.
It was a safe neighbor hood even though we lived on a busy
main road.

i use to live at 7 ngaio st, opposite that steep hill that had a walkway from
the main road into onerahi down to ngaio st, and use to play in the forest or
catch eels in the creek but i have visited lately and now theres been housing
development everywhere now. pretty gay now. but went to raurimu primary 92-94.
miss brown was my kapahaka teacher and mis underwood my teacher. then left for
auckland and u.k to play league. miss northland thou.

ray ban

As a child in the 80s my cousins (The Morgan family) lived on Cockburn Street,
and at the back of their house they had this huge tree that we and the kids
around the neighbourhood would build in and play around. We also would build
huts under the house.My cousin would also double me on her bike up to the shops.
Yes, they were the days of simplicity.

manaaki maxwell wrote:

i use to live at 7 ngaio st, opposite that steep hill that had a walkway
from the main road into onerahi down to ngaio st, and use to play in
the forest or catch eels in the creek but i have visited lately and
now theres been housing development everywhere now. pretty gay now.
but went to raurimu primary 92-94. miss brown was my kapahaka teacher
and mis underwood my teacher. then left for auckland and u.k to play
league. miss northland thou.

Do you know the full name of your teacher miss underwood? I am an
underwood and was wondering if she would be related

I lived in Pa Rd in the 1970's and attended Raurimu Primary when Ian Babe was
Principal also. We were at the top of the hill next the airport, and I can
remember a family called the Hendels moving an old house onto a property
opposite us. Our neighbours were the Fergussons. My Dad built bedrooms for both
boys and mine had a view right down the harbour. I would often keep the curtains
open at night to look at all the lights. It was an idyllic and wonderful place
to grow up for children without playstations, xboxes, dvds, computers we would
make our own fun. I often wonder what happened to all the childhood friends
whose houses I would walk to : Teddy Dyson, Todd Hamilton, Cherie Morgasn, Huia
Peihopa. I now live in the outskirts of Melbourne far from the sea and my
country.

Chris Gillingham: That's a name that rings a bell - did you go out with my
sister Lynette in High School for a little while?

Are you the same Chris
Gillingham who Lynette & I did a public play with at the old Repertory Rooms
house at the end of Norfolk St off Dent St in town - I think that may have been
1980 or 81, and I was in Intermediate, but you (if it's the right Chris
Gillingham) and Lynette were at High School. I think her English teacher was the
one who directed the play - there was something about a space ship. That was a
long time ago :)

We lived in Tainui St up the hill opposite the main shops in
Onerahi.

Onerahi was a great place to grow up. I was a paper boy for Mr
Langridge delivering the Advocate. I did most of the rounds in Onerahi at one
time or another, including around the airport, down Raurimu Ave, and Pa Rd.


Fantastic memories.