The most recent addition to the family was a baby boy, born on Friday. People made the journey from Auckland and Wellington.
"[The] sun was shining and we had a great day."
As part of the celebration, photographs were pinned on a board and Wayne Chittenden brought a replica model of the ship Mr and Mrs Gordine had arrived on.
"One of the family had it and brought it down on the day, they have been treasuring it for two generations."
A book, titled Clive detailing the township's intriguing past, was contributed to by local historian Craig MacErlich, a descendant of the Gordine family.