Photographs believed to be from Waitangi Day commemorations in 1940, and brought into the Northern Advocate this week, have turned out to be even older than originally thought.
Ian Gillespie brought in the photographs from his mother's photograph album and thought they could be from 1940, as he knew his parents went there that year for the 100th commemorations.
We asked readers if they had any further information and were inundated with responses, with the photographs also generating interest on the Te Mana o Te Reo Maori Facebook page - a private group for speakers of te reo.
Our inquiries have revealed they are actually from February 6, 1934, when Governor General Lord Bledisloe and Lady Bledisloe gifted the Waitangi Treaty Grounds to the nation after they bought the land.