Joan Wagener (née Ferguson) was born at Ellerslie, in Auckland, and bought up in Riverhead (on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour upper reaches) and in Te Awamutu, south of Hamilton. When first married the couple went to live and work in Nelson, in the northern part of the South Island where they picked tobacco in the season, and worked on a sheep station out of season. Later Roy returned the family back to the very far north of New Zealand and helped create a dairy farm from what was mere swampland. Later the property was expanded and converted to beef. They had two children, Alan and David (deceased). Contact by fax ++649 4098 726

David Wagener was the second son of Roy and Joan Wagener. He was born in Kaitaia and brought up in Houhora, as were most of his generation.
After leaving school he trained as a diesel mechanic with Caterpillar, and later went overseas to England and Canada, working in this trade. When he returned to the far north he established a contracting business and was engaged in this when diagnosed with a brain tumour.
He is buried at Houhora cemetery, and his three girls are now in their teens and moving out into the world.

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Alice Evans (née Wagener)

Writer and historian. Originally trained as a teacher, and had the dubious experience at one time of teaching her much younger brother Roy. Much of her early life is detailed in her most recent book 'Teatree Berry Kid', wherein she tells of the difficulties of teaching in quite remote settlements of New Zealand at the time when transport was by steamer and horseback. Alice has always taken a keen interest in family history, and is considered the ultimate reference by other family members. She is largely responsible for the information in the genealogy section. She lives in the township of Kaitaia, in the North Island of NZ.

Alice has a son Peter and daughter Judith, who has been the other prime mover in family history.

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Petra Wagener

Petra is the daughter of Alan Wagener and Christine Moffatt. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and brought up there. After some year of travelling in Europe she returned down-under and now lives in Melbourne, Australia, not far from her mother and brother, who had likewise shifted from New Zealand.

Alex is now over a year old (in 1999) and learning the things he cannot do...

Petra can be contacted by email at plwagener@hotmail.com.

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Stephan Wagener

Stephan is the originator of this website. He is Petra's brother, and also lives in Melbourne, Australia, although he was born in Auckland and grew up there.

Stephan can be contacted by email at stephan77@hotmail.com.

Stephan has other websites at

Dominic and (left)

Jonathan Wagener (right)

Jonathan was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, while his younger brother Dominic was born in Kaitaia, in the North Island of New Zealand. They are the only children of Alan Wagener and Claudia Klaus, and the whole family currently lives in Mackay, Queensland, Australia.

Mike has contributed enormously to this website. He lives in

Mike can be contacted by email at kusza@pop.ihug.co.nz.

Polish Nobility Association (Founded 1918)
Order of Saint Stanislas - Castellans Site
Polish (Independent) Reserve Brigade - History
The New Zealand Permanent Force Old Comrades Association

Merv and Maggie are world-famous in the Far North. Merv is the original practical joker, who thinks nothing of encouraging local drivers with spurious warnings of speed cameras.

Merv is also remembered for his efforts with an impromptu bazooka consisting of a length of drainpipe, a suitably sized potato, and an aerosol can, and a match...

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