THIS WEEK

• Published date: 26 January 2023
• Publication title: Te Puke Times

■1894 — January 24. A public meeting is held in Gillman’s Hall for the purposes of establishing a “hall in Te Puke township for the equal use of adherents of the Methodist, Church of England and Presbyterian Churches, to be called the Te Puke Mission Hall.”

■1895 — January. The Bay of Plenty Times reports the opening of Te Puke Mission Hall on the main road.

■1901 January 28. Joseph Brain, a carpenter from Tauranga, is successful in tendering to build the Te Puke Anglican Church, including belfry, for £410.

■1912 — January 25. The Pongakawa Post Office...