Pages tagged with: paekakariki

American life in New Zealand between 1942 and 1944 was centred on the camps. Most of these were to be found within marching distance or a short train journey from Wellington or Auckland cities. Some of the soldiers were here to train for forthcoming battles on Pacific islands

Paekakariki was another well-known refreshment stop on the main trunk line.

US troops unload vegetables at a military camp in Paekākāriki, 26 January 1943.

A first-hand account of a tragic event during the Second World War when 10 US Navy personnel drowned off the coast at Paekākāriki

Re-enactment of the Parliamentary special trip of 1908

A couple in full flight at a dance at Camp McKay, near Paekākāriki, April 1943

The well-stocked PX store at Camp McKay did an average US$26,000 worth of business monthly

Camps McKay and Russell on either side of the main highway north of Paekākāriki