New Zealand's First Refugees: Pahiatua's Polish Children
Ursuline Sisters' departure
Ursuline Sisters' departure
Sisters Alexandrowicz, Imelda, Augustyna, Marcina and Brennan left New Zealand on 13 March 1958 on the ship Monowai. Ngaroma changed hands several times. In 1986, the Polish Pope John Paul II stayed there during his visit to New Zealand. In 2004, it was the residence of the Apostolic Nuncio.