Old Porirua road

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Image: Forest, Porirua Road, Wellington

Forest, Porirua Road, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Old Porirua Road, near Wellington

Old Porirua Road, near Wellington

MTG Hawke's Bay

Newspaper

OLD PORIRUA ROAD (Evening Post, 10 February 1927)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

THE OLD PORIRUA ROAD. (Evening Post, 07 May 1881)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

OLD PORIRUA ROAD (Evening Post, 11 October 1941)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

OLD PORIRUA ROAD (Evening Post, 28 December 1938)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Forest on Porirua Road, Wellington

Forest on Porirua Road, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: On the Porirua Road, near Crofton.

On the Porirua Road, near Crofton.

University of Otago

Newspaper

ONSLOW BOROUGH-OLD PORIRUA ROAD. TO THE EDITOR. (Evening Post, 27 October 1892)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

OLD PORIRUA. (Evening Post, 27 April 1912)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: View in Porirua

View in Porirua

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Making haystacks, Horne Farm, Takapu Road, Porirua

Making haystacks, Horne Farm, Takapu Road, Porirua

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Swainson, William] 1789-1855 :Wooden cottage, Porirua Road. [184-?]

[Swainson, William] 1789-1855 :Wooden cottage, Porirua Road. [184-?]

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Image: Tractor raking in hay, Horne farm, Takapu Road, Porirua

Tractor raking in hay, Horne farm, Takapu Road, Porirua

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: View of Porirua Harbour, Wellington

View of Porirua Harbour, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: View of the Porirua suburb of Takapuwahia with Porirua Harbour and Titahi Bay Road in foreground with Elsdon Park to scrub covered hills beyond, Porirua District, Wellington Region

View of the Porirua suburb of Takapuwahia with Porirua Harbour and Titahi Bay Road in foreground with Elsdon Park to scrub covered hills beyond, Po...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: View of the Porirua suburb of Titahi Bay and Main Road with Onepoto and Kura Parks to Mana Island beyond, Porirua District, Wellington Region

View of the Porirua suburb of Titahi Bay and Main Road with Onepoto and Kura Parks to Mana Island beyond, Porirua District, Wellington Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: View of the Porirua suburb of Titahi Bay and Main Road with Onepoto and Kura Parks to Mana Island beyond, Porirua District, Wellington Region

View of the Porirua suburb of Titahi Bay and Main Road with Onepoto and Kura Parks to Mana Island beyond, Porirua District, Wellington Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Tawa Flat with Lyndhurst Park, Tawa Township and Main Road, railway and Johnsonville-Porirua Motorway, looking north to Porirua Harbour, Wellington Region

Tawa Flat with Lyndhurst Park, Tawa Township and Main Road, railway and Johnsonville-Porirua Motorway, looking north to Porirua Harbour, Wellington...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Boats and boat sheds, Paremata, Porirua Harbour

Boats and boat sheds, Paremata, Porirua Harbour

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Construction on the Johnsonville to Porirua highway

Construction on the Johnsonville to Porirua highway

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Swainson, William] 1789-1855 :Rhodes Farm, Porirua. [1849?]

[Swainson, William] 1789-1855 :Rhodes Farm, Porirua. [1849?]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Newspaper

THE PORIRUA RACES (Wellington Independent, 28 December 1865)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

THE PORIRUA ASYLUM. (NZ Truth, 27 February 1909)

National Library of New Zealand

Newspaper

SOME OLD ROADS. (Evening Post, 16 February 1911)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Ivey Bay, Shearers Point, and Golden Gate, Porirua Harbour

Ivey Bay, Shearers Point, and Golden Gate, Porirua Harbour

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Welch, Nugent, 1881-1970 :[Coastal study, Porirua. ca 1930]

Welch, Nugent, 1881-1970 :[Coastal study, Porirua. ca 1930]

Alexander Turnbull Library