The Riverhead Hotel was built at the head of the Waitemata Harbour, near the Rangitopuni River and the Maori canoe portage between the Waitemata and Kaipara Harbours. Timber milling has also had an impact in this area of West Auckland, NZ. The Riverhead State Forest was planted on 5,000 ha of poor gum land from 1929 to 1933. See the book 'West Auckland Remembers, volume 2' for an article written by a traveller in 1852.
Auckland: boating to the Riverhead pub
Riverhead jetty. 2014. Today it takes about an hour and 3/4 by ferry boat from Auckland on the high tide. In 1875 a steamer from Auckland took 3 hours to Riverhead where a railway line ran from Harkin's Point to Helensville. When the passengers arrived they found they had to climb a series of ladders to reach the station.
National Tobacco Company Ltd :It's toasted. No other brands are genuine; refuse all imitations. Riverhead Gold navy cut no. 3, cut plug no. 10, Cavendish mixture. The only toasted tobacco on the New Zealand market. No cough, no bite; does not injure heart lungs, or throat. Medical authorities recommend it [1940s?] | National Library of New Zealand
National Tobacco Company Ltd: It's toasted. No other brands are genuine; refuse all imitations. Riverhead Gold navy cut no. 3, cut plug no. 10, Cavendish mixture. The only toasted tobacco on the New Zealand market. No cough, no bite; does not injure heart, lungs or throat. Medical authorities recommend it [1940s?]
Riverhead Forest Views
Riverhead Forest Views. On 22 Feb 2014 a settlement between Te Kawerau a Maki and the Crown, gave enough financial redress, plus interest, which will help them buy back 85% of Riverhead Forest. https://www.national.org.nz/news/news/media-releases/detail/2014/02/22/deed-of-settlement-signed-with-te-kawerau-a-maki Photo August 2012 by ibikenz
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