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Poroutawhao School Junior Class Photo 1947

POROUTAWHAO JUNIORS1947 

Back: Sam Cameron, Toka Graham, …….., Ken Hirini, Brian Hapeta, Desmond  Ramsay, Clive Lingard, …….., ……..

Middle: Henare Tihema, …….., Wilf Vickers, Joyce Hemmingsen, ?Ellen….., Winnie Matakatea, ?Lynette Wilton, …….., Royal Eparaima, ……..

Front: …….., Diane Coleman, Annie Wright, Donna McLennan¸Florence Tatana, ? Elizabeth Hapeta, Polly Taylor, Maxine Tatana, Dorothy Elliott, Valerie Bovey, Doreen Hagley, Flora Elliott  

Poroutawhao School Standard 2-3 Class Photo 1958

POROUTAWHAO Std 2/3 1958

 Back: Alistair Lewis, …….., Gary Humphrey, Keith Graham, Norman Smyth, Peter Benning, Charlie Matenga, Graeme Anderson, Whioi Kerehoma

2nd Row: Doug Easton, Rex Hopper, Graham Oliver, Glennis Herbert, Hinga Graham, Menema Hill, Carol Easton, …….., ?  Doeskya Synga, Malcolm Pratt, Teddy Hirini

1st Row: Carolyn Jinkinson, Marilyn Bagrie, Dorothy Coley, Jeanette Swan, Lorraine Henderson, Alida Cockrell, Helen Matenga, Robyn McLennan, Diana White, Shirley Hayfield

Front: Jim Thornton,  Boss Hirini  

Poroutawhao School Senior Class Photo 1937

POROUTAWHAO SENIORS 1937 

Back: David Kilsby, Bernard Webb, Brian Kilsby, Whi Whi Winiata, Bruce Hannam, Peter Arcus, Jack Penny

2nd Row: Marie Bartholomew, Freda Tabor, Joan Tabor, Joan Bartholomew, Sheila Jackson, Peggy Price, Vena Aldrich, Rene Arcus 

1st Row: Wiki Hapeta, Hannah Hirini, Watea Wehipeihana, Violet Hagley, Lilian Wellbutton, Tira Tiepa, Evelyn Winiata, Rita Kiriona, Pat Sloan

Front: Roy Speirs, Des Scott, Phil Kilsby, Alan Tait, Bernard Webb, Keith Mackie, …….. 

Radio Foxton's New Aerial

On the 30th of November 2022 Radio Foxton's station manager Xan and announcer Zeb installed a new aerial on the top of Coronation Hall. Thanks to the aerial (and brand new cable) the signal on 105.4FM can reach Tokomaru, Linton Camp and many other towns in the Manawatu-Horowhenua districts. The old aerial was felled by a storm and the temporary replacement had a much reduced range.

This photograph was taken by Foxton photographer Jacob Brookie. Jacob used a 1984 Praktica TL3, a solid camera built in what was then East Germany. Prakticas were no frills SLR cameras aimed at the amateur, and this one had a 28mm wide angle lens fitted. The photograph was taken at the back of Coronation Hall near the old Foxton jail.


Poroutawhao School Seniors Class Photo 1936

POROUTAWHAO SENIORS 1936   

Back: Bruce Hannam, Timi Hirini, ? Twi Winiata, Ray Scott, Brian Kilsby, Ernest Sloan, Gordon Speirs, Whi Whi Winiata.

2nd Row: Wiki Hapeta, Sheila Jackson, Kathleen Webb, Joan Bartholomew, Joan Penny, Peggy Price, Watea Wehipeihana 

1st Row: Pat Sloan, Vena Aldrich, Freda Tabor, Molly Burke, Rita Kiriona, Rae Tait, Violet Hagley, Joan Tabor

Front: George Tamihana, Nattie Tatana, Peter Arcus, Philip Kilsby, Desmond Scott, Neville Webb, Alan Tait 

Poroutawhao School Senior Class Photo1953

POROUTAWHAO SENIORS 1953 

Back: Toka Graham, Lindsay Maclean, Royal Eparaima, Brian Hapeta, Arie Bos, Arthur Graham, Henare Tihema, David Hagley

3rd Row: Hoia Tatana, Donald Devonshire, John Bagrie, Godfrey Earle, Ken Hirini, George Campbell, Martin Winiata, Ben Winiata, Gordon Henderson, Clive Lingard, Donald Walton 

2nd Row: Nella Bos, Doreen Hagley, Maxine Tatana, Merle Winiata, Frances Earle, Deirdre Steer, Polly Taylor, ? Elizabeth Hapeta, Margaret Lingard, Nancy Lewis

1st Row: Jennifer Pratt, Donna McLennan, ? Amy Thompson, Diane Hirini, Florence Tatana, Ruve Hapeta, ? Annie Wright, Muriel McDermott, Matawai Tihema, Valerie Winiata, Jocelyn Ericksen

Front: Colin Eagle, Eric Lewis, Keith Campbell, Whi Whi Winiata, Murray Jansen 

Poroutawhao School 1933 Juniors

POROUTAWHAO JUNIORS   1933   

Back: Joan Tabor, Peggy Price, Freda Tabor, Sheila Jackson, Phil Kilsby, Peter Arcus, George Anderson, Robert Lethbridge, David Kilsby, Roy Speirs, Bernard Webb, Alan Tait.

Middle: Doreen Aldrich, Jean Arcus, Rene Arcus, Betty Carle, Kathleen Blaremburg, Pat Sloan, Violet Hagley, Watea Wehipeihana, Tira Tiepa, Hannah Hirini

.Front: Bill Taylor, Ray Blaremburg, Des Scott, Keith Mackie, Percy Nicholson, Coogan Hartley, …….., Twi Winiata, Dawson Tamihana, Nattie Tatana.

Super Quad Fishing Competition- April 2023

The Super Quad Fishing Competition is run by the Manawatu Marine Boating Club, with four fishing days held each year. For 2023, a jetski was the prize, and there were more than 80 skippers and 200 contestants angling to win it. 

Local photographer Jacob Brookie took this photograph of the weigh - in at the final day of the contest- the 7th of April 2023. It was taken in the Manawatu Marine Boating Club's equipment room by the Foxton Beach Boat ramp at around 2pm in the afternoon. Pictured are contestants weighing a kahawai, with a volunteer pictured in the background taking note of the contestant, their boat, the species and the weight.

Jacob used a 1966 Marshal Press camera for this photograph on Ilford black and white film. The metal camera weighed almost as much as some of the fish did! 

Big Dutch Day Out 2022- Ans Westra

The 2022 Big Dutch Day Out featured an exhibition of photographer Ans Westra's fascinating glimpses into New Zealand life. Her impact on New Zealand photography and society is far too detailed to do justice in this short description- but it is reasonable to say that she was one of this country's greatest photographers and arriving from the Netherlands as a young women gave her the perspective behind many of her finest works.


Ans Westra was a guest of honour on the day and was part of the line of dignitaries including Members of Parliament and the Race Relations Commissioner who posed for a photograph by the De Molen windmill. Two lines formed- the dignitaries and the people taking a photograph of them.


Local photographer Jacob Brookie was there using a 1950s Yashica 'A' camera from the MAVtech Museum. He noticed the lines forming and thought that this was far more interesting than a front-on photo of notables. He also noticed that Ans Westra (seated in this picture) was taking a photo of the people taking a photo- placing her in both groups at once! 

Ans Westra famously used a Rolleiflex camera for much of her life and the Yashica A had a similar styling. She mentioned to Jacob that the digital camera she was using that day had a folding screen so she could compose pictures 'waist level' like Rolleiflex if she wanted to.

Ans Westra passed away on the 26th of February, 2023.

Foxton Trading Post- 2022

A feature of Foxton for many years, the 'Foxton Trading Post' second hand shop closed in Winter 2022. Local photographer Jacob Brookie took this photo of the shop's front entrance just before it closed down for good in an effort to preserve this part of the Main Street.

Jacob used a 1934 Rolleicord to take this photograph. The Rolleicord was the budget version of the Rolleiflex camera and was made for amateur photographers. Nonetheless, it was well built and had a quality lens and shutter. 

Transmission Gully- May 2022 Photograph

While not in the Horowhenua District, the Transmission Gully motorway provides an important link between Horowhenua and Wellington City to the benefit of commuters from both regions.

The road opened to traffic on the 31st of March 2022, and Foxton photographer Jacob Brookie took this photograph in May of that year. Jacob used a c.1948 Mamiya Six folding camera to make this exposure from the rear seat of a Mazda SUV. The Mamiya was an advanced camera for its day and was a popular choice of Allied forces stationed in Japan at the time. Jacob's Mamiya has a worn, somewhat cloudy lens which reduces contrast so is used for 'special effects'.

The photograph was taken travelling southbound over Transmission Gully.

Focus On Volunteers- Feeding and Finding Our Forgotten Fauna

Foxton photographer and MAVtech volunteer Jacob Brookie uses vintage cameras from the museum's collection to take photographs of local volunteers in the community. The results are published in the Horowhenua Chronicle.

This article, the first in the series, looks at the work of the Wildlife Foxton Trust. It was published in the Horowhenua Chronicle on the 23rd of June, 2023. Some of the photos here differ to those in the print article- but all were taken on the same day and with the same cameras.

Big Dutch Day Out 2022- Photograph

During the Big Dutch Day Out 2022 a monkey kite got caught in the fans of the De Molen windmill, and ended up imitating King Kong on the Whare Manaaki! This caused much merriment until the kite master could remove it....

This was taken by Foxton photographer Jacob Brookie with a 1950s Yashica 'A' twin lens reflex camera. Made in Japan, this was an affordable camera for the enthusiast photographer and Jacob has used it to take many photographs around Foxton. 

The Yashica is owned by the MAVtech Museum of Audio and Visual Technology.

Welly Paddlers- Foxton River Loop Canoe Race

This photograph was taken on the 14th of August 2022 by Foxton photographer Jacob Brookie. It shows spectators observing the 29th annual Foxton Loop Race- an event organised by 'Welly Paddlers' which sees entrants paddling their boats around the Foxton River Loop.

Jacob used a 1930s Agfa Billy 4.5 to take this photograph. This was an amateur camera whose lens folded into the body using bellows for easy storage. Jacob borrowed this camera from the collection of Foxton's MAVtech Museum which has a range of vintage photographic equipment as part of it's collection of audio-visual technology.

Un-Bloody-Believable (Foxton Little Theatre)

Like the rest of New Zealand, Foxton entered a series of Level Four 'lockdowns' during the COVID-19 pandemic. And just like the rest of New Zealand this experience dominated community affairs. 

The Foxton Little Theatre boasted in 2022 that their new production was 'comedy for the COVID era'. 

This photograph was taken outside the Foxton Little Theatre during winter 2022 by local photographer Jacob Brookie. Jacob used a 1958 Yashica 44 camera to take this photograph. This camera was a small 'twin lens reflex' marketed towards families who wanted to take slides for a 'slide show' displayed with a projector.

One of the selling points of this camera was it's automatic film transport- it wasn't motorised, but if you wound the crank handle the film would stop in the right place. Half a century later it doesn't work as well (note the next frame of film intruding into the bottom of the photo!)

Photograph- Trolley Lines Come Down in Foxton (March 2023)

This photo shows the dismantling of Foxton's tram and trolley bus lines in March 2023. First installed as a local development and tourism project by local Ian Little in 1989, trolleys and trams were a familiar site in the town for many years. However, upon Ian's passing in 2012 the service gradually ceased, with the last trolley travelling its route in July 2016.

Concerned about the state of the trolley lines, the Horowhenua District Council made the decision to pull them down. 

This photograph was taken by Jacob Brookie who used a 1966 Marshal Press camera. These cameras were once the choice of newspaper photographers sent to press stand ups.

Jacob stood on Foxton's Main Street opposite the Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom cultural park. Wharf Street can be seen beyond the two men in the middle ground.

Soldiers of the 21st Supply Company Parade in Foxton (October 2022)

This photograph was taken on the 15th of October, 2022 when the 21st Supply Company of the 2nd Combat Services Battalion exercised their right to march down Foxton's Main Street in full uniform and with weapons. This right, proven after a ceremonial police challenge, was granted to the Company for their service to the town after the 2004 floods and the RSA clubrooms fire.

The morning of the march included an inspection by Mayor Bernie Wanden and an address by senior officers. 

Taken by local photographer Jacob Brookie using a 1956 Lipca Rollop Automatic camera- used by keen amateurs in its day. Jacob stood on Foxton's Main Street looking towards the War Memorial Hall.
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