North End Loop | Site One c. 1890s – Early Ownership and Mining Beginnings George Vesey Stewart purchased 1760 acres from the Crown c1890s. Gold was mined in the northern hills 1898 – 1910. [...]

North End Loop Site 2 In the latter part of the 19th and early 20th Century Waihi Beach became a popular holiday place. In these early days surf safety at the beach was ad [...]

North End Site Three The first three lease hold owners of the camping reserve, where The Top Ten is now, were staff of the Ohinemuri County Council: J Moon, Alf Sparks, Bill Witherspoon and [...]

North End Site Four A memorial was erected in the Brighton Road Reserve in 1988 to commemorate New Zealand’s soldiers who served in World War One and World War Two. IN MEMORIES OF [...]

North End Loop Site Five The store was run by Mr Shaw, who was no relation to the Shaws’ who sold the section. It was sold to the Hitchens who developed a Four Square [...]

North End Loop Site Six Mr. Wilson had been a dentist in Waihi since 1907 and served World War One. There is a story that when the land came up for sale, the Waihi [...]

North End Loop Site Seven After Martha Shaw bought the land from George Vesey Stewart in 1901, she asked  Fenn Haszard to take the levels to see it was possible to drain the swamp [...]

North End Loop Site Eight Hall Story ”June 30 saw the end of the financial year for the “Beach Community Hall Fundraising Committee” The committee came into existence on November 28 1984 but decided [...]

North End Loop Site Nine J.B. Weedon, Milk Vendor, at Waihi Beach in the 1940s with his rousie are pictured where the Waihi Beach Hotel is today. His horse was also called Jack. Jack [...]

North End Loop Site Ten It later became the Drift Inn, and then in the 21st century the Hot Pipi. During the time as Hot Pipi and Beach Cafe, it has changed in [...]