Christian Petersen was an early Mauriceville wood-carrier, and is shown here transporting timber for the new homes of the settlement.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Mauriceville, Wairarapa Region
Date:          circa 1889

Bishop Ditlev Gothard Monrad, his wife, and sons Viggo and Johannes and families came to the Palmerston North area from Denmark in October of 1866 and settled at Karere, 3 miles from Longburn. The Bishop was the Premier of Denmark during the war w...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Karere, Longburn, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1880

The first minister of the Danish Lutheran Church at Mauriceville West was George Sass who arrived in 1878. George Sass was instrumental in having the church built in a similar style to ones in Denmark by local Scandinavians. Opening on 24 August 1...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Mauriceville West, Wairarapa
Date:          circa 1900

The first minister of the Danish Lutheran Church at Mauriceville West was George Sass who arrived in 1878. George Sass was instrumental in having the church built in a similar style to ones in Denmark by local Scandinavians. Opening on 24 August 1...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Mauriceville West, Wararapa
Date:          circa 1900

The event celebrated the restoration of North Slesvig from Germany to Denmark following voting by its inhabitants. The Palmerston North event attracted around 400 Danish settlers and descendants of Danes from around New Zealand. See the 15 April 1...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 14, 1920

This is the committee of Danes who organised the dinner at Palmerston North to celebrate the return of Northern Schleswig to Denmark. The Palmerston North event attracted around 400 Danish settlers and descendants of Danes from around New Zealand....

Creator:      Anderson Family
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1920

The Rev. J.J. Legarth was a minister at Mauriceville West.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1880

The Rev D.G.M. Bach, his wife and son Stanley, who were residents of Mauriceville in the Wairarapa from 1911-1916.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Wairarapa
Date:          circa 1910

This Danish-Norwegian newspaper was produced in Palmerston North on 18 November 1875. The editor was Hjalmar Graff. It is believed that this was the only volume produced. This copy was presented to the Manawatu Evening Standard offices in the 1950...

Creator:      Hjalmar Graff
Date:          November 18, 1875

Christian Petersen was a carrier by trade and transported most of the timber for the early Scandinavian settlements about Mauriceville.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1889

The event celebrated the restoration of North Slesvig from Germany to Denmark following voting by its inhabitants. The Palmerston North event attracted around 400 Danish settlers and descendants of Danes from around New Zealand. See the 15 April 1...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          April 1920