November 1769 Captain Cook sails past in the Endeavour
abt 1885 Tryphena School Opened
Oreville Mining Operations began
1909 Kauri sawmill at Whangaparapara opened.
1918 Kauri Sawmill at Whangaparapara closed
Oreville Mining operations ceased.
abt 1918 Roman Catholic Church opened Whangaparapara
shipwrecks .. see separate listing for dates