The Canoes of Kupe
On the 25th May we were thrilled to host a group of over forty people at the Martinborough Wine Centre who came to hear Wellington based historian and author Roberta McIntyre talk about her recently republished award-winning book The Canoes of Kupe.
Roberta presented a selection of historic photographs to complement her account of how she initially became interested in discovering the history of the Wairarapa as part of her MA thesis in History from Victoria University.
Her research started in Wellington while she was living in a grand four-storied colonial residence on the Terrace. She wondered who could have built such a home, which led her to discoveries about John Martin and his life in the region, and in particular the Martinborough area. … Continue Reading
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