Tinui History

On 15 January 1902 Arthur Fannin married Grace Groves at Bushgrove, amid a great assembly of Groves family and friends. The homestead in the background  is the second Bushgrove homestead. It was built in 1895 and destroyed by fire in 1921. 05-39/P-K-1-1 

Welcome to Tinui History.  If you're exploring Family History or local history of the north-eastern Wairarapa you're in the right place.

This website includes history, events, organisations and people from Tinui,  Blairlogie,  Annedale, Mataikona, Castlepoint, Riversdale Beach, Whareama, Homewood, Kaiwhata, Awatoitoi, Carswell, Tauweru/Taueru.


If you're looking for a particular name click on the icon on the top righthand corner of every page and type in the name you want. If you just type a last name - for example - Groves - your search will return every instance of the name Groves on this website. You can also look at the menu on the left hand side and explore a range of, say, baptisms, within a particular timeframe, or click on one of the images below to browse marriages, etc.

Most Tinui Anglican Parish records - which includes church activity, such as baptisms and marriages, as well as vestry meeting minutes, are available.  These records are transcribed, with a scanned copy of the original document. 

This site doesn't include parish records for anyone living.  These are available by emailing tinuitimes@gmail.com.

Read about Tinui's first Anzac Day, 1916, and the installation of the memorial cross here.

This site is a work in progress. Further materials are added from time to time.

If you can't find what you are looking for, please email tinuitimes@gmail.com and we may be able to help with further information.