Jackson Street Programme Inc.
Jackson Street Programme Inc. Jackson Street has always been a busy street. In the 1890s there were several shops spread along Jackson Street between Nelson and Beach Streets, and…
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Walk of Champions
Walk of Champions Petone is known as “The Cradle of Champions” A phrase first coined by Sir Thomas Wilford, MP for Hutt (1889-1929). To explain the story of the greatness…
Jackson Street
JACKSON STREET Jackson Street was not originally intended to be Petone’s main street Nelson Street, known in the late 1800’s as Petone Avenue, was the main business street. However, its…
Petone Firsts
Petone Firsts Apart from Petone being the first organised European settlement in NZ, we’re also the home to other NZ firsts…
Historic Petone
HISTORIC PETONE New Zealand as we know it today, started here in Pito One, now Petone. In August 1839, the Tory set sail from Gravesend in England. On board were…
