Hawke’s Bay Knowledge Bank is an ever-growing digital record of Hawke’s Bay and its people.  Stored and collected by a team of staff and dedicated volunteers, the Knowledge Bank continues to grow as residents donate material from times past to be digitized and uploaded to this public website, an important repository of Hawke’s Bay’s history.

The Knowledge Bank is overseen by the Hawke’s Bay Digital Archives Trust and operates from Hastings’ oldest historical homestead Stoneycroft.  80-plus volunteers record, digitize and upload material for perpetuity, meaning the fascinating records and memories of day-to-day life in the district can be stored and shared, making them available to today’s residents and the coming generations.

Founded by James Morgan, Peter Dunkerley, Dr David Barry, Angus Gordon and Heugh Chappell, a gift to the Hawke’s Bay Knowledge Bank Fund ensures the collective memory of Hawke’s Bay is kept alive forever.