Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The new cheese factory at Tiakitāhuna, officially the Empire Cheese Factory, was declared open on August 31 1909. It was marked with a banquet in the cooling room. The advisor...

Creator:      Russell Poole
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          December 4, 2021

A church group gathers outside for a picnic in Tiakitahuna. William Rowland (b.1891) may be standing on the far left,

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Tiakitahuna, Manawatu
Date:          circa 1890 to circa 1910

David Rowland (d.1914) emigrated to New Zealand from England. He bought land at Tiakitahuna (also known as Jackey Town), in the newly opened up Manawatu area, in 1867. There he married Marara Koroneira, a daughter of the chief of the Tukorehei tri...

Creator:      Rowland family members
Place:          Tiakitahuna, Manawatū
Date:          1964