Publications by the Karori Historical Society

The Karori Historical Society publishes an annual journal, The Stockade. Back numbers for most issues are for sale. Price $10 per copy (including postage). Contact the secretary of the Karori Historical Society (see our contact details).

Unless otherwise noted, you can buy (or, in the case of Karori Heritage Trail receive free of charge) the publications listed here. Contact the secretary of the Karori Historical Society (see our contact details). These publications are also available in the Karori Public Library.

Alington, Margaret. High Point: St Mary's Church Karori Wellington 1866 - 1991. Wellington: Parish of St Mary, Karori and The Karori Historical Society (Inc). Wellington: 1998.

Brodie, James W. Terawhiti and the Goldfields, 1986.

Brodie, James. The Karori Gold-Rush 1869-1873. 1997. 20 pages. The valley of the Upper Kaiwharawhara Stream, particularly the Karori Reservoir area, was the site of considerable mining activity before the building of the lower Karori Dam in 1873. It has now been developed as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary. This booklet is a chapter in James Brodie's book Terawhiti and the Goldfields (1986), referred to above.

Burch, Judith. The Karori Reservoir Area: a Brief History. 1997. 40 pages. $6 post paid.

Chapman, William G. and Katherine M. Wood. Karori Streets 1841-1991, 1991. This describes how Karori was sub-divided and the origin of the street names. 105 pages $16 post paid.

Lithgow, R. W. Homewood from its Beginnings. 1997.

Patrick, Margaret G. From Bush to Suburb: Karori 1840-1980. 1990. 72p. Out of print, but available for borrowing from the Wellington Public Library and several of the branch libraries.

Wellington City Council. Karori Heritage Trail. 2001. This booklet describes 34 sites of historical interest in Karori including the Viaduct, the Karori Tunnel, the Reservoir area, Karori Cemetery, central Karori, and Chesney Wold (the home of Katherine Mansfield for five years at the end of the 19^th Century).