1831 Spars + Masts sent to Britain

1840 Timber Industry erected mill on Ngunguru river Waitoi

1869 church Missionary society project donors were Henare te Moananui, Paraone Kauteawha, Paratene te Manu, Miria Rangioke, Mata te Kurahau, first head master- Mr Stevens, ( the old timers called him Haki Paripari) first Maori students- Tame Haehlae Wellington, first Euro student- Mr Agns Fergusson, first known teacher under education board- Alfred Mason ( claimed it at a reunion in 1956) Maori School under the native schools sites act 1880.

1870 Teaching started, school opened

1874 Mr Pearce Lanigan bought part of Kopipi block from Maori owners and built another mill known today as mill creek. Ngunguru starts to progress export timber and coal from Kiripaka- many Europeans came to live and at times the school became over crowded.

1876 A letter was sent from Tutukaka regarding the school and was received by government but put aside.

1879 Alfred Hammond Mason officially took up his post on September as first teacher.

1890 School become public

1892 Captain Shoebridge takes the first load of coal down the river.

pupils- many who rode across the river daily to school.

1901 Quote from Ngaronua Mahanga sent to the Northern Advocate ( centennial book)

1913 Mill closes. But there are settled farmers rather than itinerant sawyers

1914 Tutukaka school opened.

1923 The first school building was replaced by another.

1931 Authorities recognised that the little old school was becoming inadequate headmaster-Mr S.L. Stretton BOT Archive reported the building substandard and quite unsuited for a grade school. No electricity

1933 Early morning a fire broke out in the schools little woodshed.

1938 New building is built. Old building was sold and was removed to a site at the top of Pukenui rodd.

1940 Assistant- Mrs V. Donaldson raised money to provide an asphalt playing area group weeks visit to Wellington to explore exhibition and other interesting places. Some children had never seen a train let alone travelled in one.

1946 J. Maxwell- school acquired a film strip projector a great asset in teaching aids.

1948 Tippie- tin laws out of existence and new flush toilets were erected- a major improvement.

1956 A new road was built to access the school so that children were safe.

1883 Miss Elizabeth Sturge was the next teacher beginning in 1883

1966 Headmaster Ernest Illingsworth taught movie making.